Background
He was the son of Daniel Wood (died 1838) and Sophia (Sims) Wood.
politician member of the New York State Senate
He was the son of Daniel Wood (died 1838) and Sophia (Sims) Wood.
He attended Pompey Hill Academy, and graduated from Hamilton College in 1843. Then he studied law with Victory Birdseye, was admitted to the bar, and commenced practice in Syracuse in 1846.
He was for three years City Attorney of Syracuse. In 1853, he was one of the Managers (prosecutors) at the impeachment trial of Canal Commissioner John C. Mather. Afterwards he spent some time in South Carolina to improve his health.
In 1874, he was appointed as Major General of the 6th Division of the National Guard.
He also engaged in the manufacture of salt, and in banking. And was a Director of the Syracuse and Geddes Railway and the Genesee and Water Street Railroad.
He died on May 1, 1891, in Syracuse, New New York And was buried at the Oakwood Cemetery there.
He was a Whig member of the New York State Assembly (Onondaga Company, 3rd Doctorate) in 1853 and 1854. He was a Republican member of the State Assembly in 1865, 1866 (both Onondaga Company, 2nd Doctorate), and 1867 (Onondaga Company, 1st Doctorate). He was a member of the New York State Senate (22nd Doctorate) from 1872 to 1875, sitting in the 95th, 96th, 97th and 98th New York State Legislatures.