Arthur D. Wood

Background

Wood, Arthur D. was born on October 3, 1876 in Little Falls, Minnesota, United States. Son of A. DeLacy and Julia (Langford) Wood.

Education

Educational public schools.

Career

Grand Marais (Michigan) Herald and Munising (Michigan) News, 1894-1927. Juvenile judge of Alger Company, 1908-1927, commissioner of pardons and paroles, State of Michigan, 1927-1930. Chairman United States Board Paroles, 1930-1947.

Special assistant to the attorney general of the United States, March 1-October 31, 1947.

Retired. Now adviser in penal and parole matters. Chairman Alger County Chapter American Red Cross, Alger County War Relief Board, World War.

Founder American Parole Association. Director American Prison Association, Washington Child Guidance Clinic, Washington Institute of Mental Hygiene.

Member Executive Board American Institute Criminal Law and Criminology.

Member of advisory council Osbourne Foundation.

Achievements

• Arthur D. Wood has been listed as a noteworthy newspaper public, penologist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Executive Board American Institute Criminal Law and Criminology. Member of advisory council Osbourne Foundation. Member National Economics League, Michigan Academy of Science and Arts, Michigan Prosecuting Atty’son

Association, Central States Parole Association, American Probation Association.

Connections

Married Sophia East. Goupelle, October 14, 1899. Children: Grace M. (Mistress F. F. Mumford), Thelma M. (Mistress William Barsanti), Mercedes (Mistress George McIntyre), Arthur Doctorate. Newspaper reporter, later editor public.

Father:

A. DeLacy Wood

Mother:

Julia (Langford) Wood

Spouse:

Sophia East. Goupelle

child:

later editor and public Wood

child:

Grace M. Wood (Mistress F. F. Mumford)

child:

Arthur D. Newspaper reporter Wood

child:

Mercedes Wood (Mistress George McIntyre)

child:

Thelma M. Wood (Mistress William Barsanti)