US Con Wood, Fernando - Mayor of New York City / U.S. Congressman, NY

Fernando Wood

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Born: June 14, 1812

Birthplace: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Father: Benjamin Wood 1784 – 1832
(Buried: Trinity Church Cemetery, Manhattan, New York)​

Mother: Rebecca Leaman 1787 – 1870
(Buried: Trinity Church Cemetery, Manhattan, New York)​

1st Wife: Ann Dole Richardson 1822 – 1859
(Buried: Trinity Church Cemetery, Manhattan, New York)​

2nd Wife: Alice Fenner Mills 1838 – 1908
(Buried: Trinity Church Cemetery, Manhattan, New York)​

Children:

Ann Dole Richardson Wood Hagedorn 1854 – 1921​
(Buried: Green – Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York)​
Otis F. Wood 1868 – 1939​
(Buried: Trinity Church Cemetery, Manhattan, New York)​
Washington Fernando Wood 1870 – 1940​
(Buried: Trinity Church Cemetery, Manhattan, New York)​

Occupation before War:

1831 – 1850: Shipping Merchant in New York City, New York​
1841 – 1843: U.S. Congressman from New York​
1844 – 1847: Dispatch Agent, U.S. State Dept. Port of New York​
1850: Unsuccessful Candidate for Mayor of New York City​
1850 – 1856: Grand Sachem of Tammany Hall​
1855 – 1858: Mayor of New York City, New York​
1858: Grand Sachem of Tammany Hall​

Civil War Career:

1861 – 1862: Mayor of New York City, New York​
1861: Suggested New York City declare itself a free city from N.Y.​
1861 – 1862: Sympathetic to Confederacy while Mayor​
1863 – 1865: U.S. Congressman from New York​
1864 – 1865: Opponent of Thirteenth Amendment​
1864: Helped block the measure in U.S. House of Rep’s​
Supporter of State Democratic Parties that platforms that advocated Constitutional amendments protecting slavery​
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Occupation after War:

1867 – 1881: U.S. Congressman from New York​
1868: Censured by Congress for unparliamentary language​
1877 – 1881: Congressional Chairman of Ways and Means​

Died: February 14, 1881

Place of Death: Hot Springs, Arkansas

Age at time of Death: 68 years old

Burial Place: Trinity Church Cemetery, Manhattan, New York

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