Background
Wood, Austin Voorhees was born on April 22, 1893 in Athens, Ohio, United States. Son of James Perry and Mary Ellen (Voorhees) Wood.
Wood, Austin Voorhees was born on April 22, 1893 in Athens, Ohio, United States. Son of James Perry and Mary Ellen (Voorhees) Wood.
Bachelor of Arts, Ohio University, 1915. Postgraduate, Ohio State State University, 1915-1916, West Virginia, University, 1917.
Admitted to West Virginia bar, 1917. Practiced in Wheeling, 1917-1943. Public Ogden Newspapers, Incorporated., Wheeling, also 2 other public corporations public 10 newspapers, West Virginia, New York, Iowa, Missouri, 1943-1973.
Honorary Chairman of the Board Half Dollar Trust & Savings Bank, Wheeling, 1943-1973.
Board Governors West Virginia University, 1940-1943. Honorary trustee Bethany College.
Member Phi Delta Theta, Phi Delta Phi. Club: Fort Henry (Wheeling).
Married Vashti P. Flesher, June 19, 1927.