Background
Wood, Martha Swain was born on September 14, 1943.
Wood, Martha Swain was born on September 14, 1943.
Bachelor, Wake Forest University, 1965.
Teacher English and French, city high schools, Henderson, North Carolina, 1965-1966; buyer, vice president, secretary, treasurer, Swain's, Inc., Fayetteville, North Carolina, 1972-1983; manager, Swain Investments, Fayetteville, since 1984; alderman, City of Winston-Salem, North Carolina, 1981-1989; mayor, City of Winston-Salem, North Carolina, since 1989.
Member Greater Winston-Salem Chamber of Commerce, Kiwanis.
Married Frank B. Wood, June 1965. Children: Helen Maria, Wesley Swain, Daniel Hardison.