Frank C. Wood
Frank C. Wood (September 29, 1872 – February 19, 1912) was an American lawyer and politician from New York.
Life
[edit]Wood was born on September 29, 1872, in Webster City, Iowa. His father was an early and respected settler of the city. After his father died when he was very young, he moved to New York with his mother. He spent much of his life in Gloversville.[1]
After finishing public school, Wood worked in the glove business and a drug store in Gloversville. He then attended Fairfield Seminary, graduating from there in 1899. After graduating, he studied law and was admitted to the bar. In the 1902 Mountain Lake railroad wreck that killed 14 people, he was injured and his left leg was amputated above the knee.[2]
In 1899, Wood was elected City Recorder of Gloversville by 25 votes. He was re-elected in 1901. In 1903, he was elected to the New York State Assembly as a Republican, representing Fulton and Hamilton Counties. He served in the Assembly in 1904[2] and 1905.[3] Afterwards, he formed the law firm Wood & Maider with Wesley H. Maider.[1]
Wood was a district deputy of the Elks, a prominent position in the order, and was a member of the Order of United American Mechanics, the Ancient Order of Foresters, the Independent Order of Red Men, the Gloversville Bar Association, and the New York State Bar Association.[1]
Wood died at home[4] on February 19, 1912.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d New York State Bar Association: Proceedings of the Thirty-Sixth Annual Meeting Held at Utica, January 24-25, 1913. Albany, N.Y.: The Argus Company. 1913. pp. 756–758 – via Google Books.
- ^ a b Murlin, Edgar L. (1904). The New York Red Book. Albany, N.Y.: J. B. Lyon Company. pp. 197–198 – via Google Books.
- ^ Murlin, Edgar L. (1905). The New York Red Book. Albany, N.Y.: J. B. Lyon Company. pp. 181–182 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Obituary Notes: Frank C. Wood" (PDF). The New York Times. Vol. LXI, no. 19752. New York, N.Y. 22 February 1912. p. 9.
External links
[edit]- 1872 births
- 1912 deaths
- People from Webster City, Iowa
- People from Gloversville, New York
- New York (state) lawyers
- 20th-century American lawyers
- American amputees
- 20th-century American legislators
- Republican Party members of the New York State Assembly
- 19th-century American lawyers
- American lawyers with disabilities
- American politicians with disabilities
- 20th-century New York (state) politicians