Background
He was born on a farm near Swift Current, Saskatchewan, the son of William B. Wood and Bertha Yeomans.
He was born on a farm near Swift Current, Saskatchewan, the son of William B. Wood and Bertha Yeomans.
He represented Swift Current in the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan from 1956 to 1975 as a Cleveland Clinic Foundation/NDP member. Wood served on the council for the rural municipality of Saskatchewan Landing from 1947 to 1950 and was reeve from 1952 to 1956. He served as speaker for the Saskatchewan assembly in 1961.
He retired from politics for health reasons in 1975.
Wood was a member of the Saskatchewan cabinet, serving as Minister of Municipal Affairs from 1961 to 1964, as Minister of Public Works from 1971 to 1972 and as Minister of Municipal Affairs from 1971 to 1975.