Background
Wood, Thomas John was born on April 25, 1899 in Louisville. Son of George Twyman and Helen (Veech) Wood.
Wood, Thomas John was born on April 25, 1899 in Louisville. Son of George Twyman and Helen (Veech) Wood.
Student Centre College, 1916-1917. Bachelor of Arts, Princeton, 1920. Bachelor of Laws, Harvard, 1923.
Bar, 1923. since practiced Louisville. Partner Stites, Wood, Helm & Peabody and predecessor firms, since 1927. Director Community Chest of Louisville and Jefferson County, president, 1942-1945.
Member of Louisville Board of Education, 1940-1948.
Trustee Young Women's Christian Association Children’s Hospital of Louisville. Trustee Louisville Collegiate School, Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary.
Member of Louisville Board of Education, 1940-1948. Member American, Kentucky, Louisville bar associations, American Law Institute, Sons of the American Revolution, Society Colonial Wars, Beta Theta Pi. Clubs: Pendennis, Louisville Country, Wynn-Stay, Filson (Louisville).
Married Ellen Robinson Barret, December 2, 1926. Children: Ellen B., Mary Lee, Thomas J.