Background
Wood, Walter Abbott was born on October 23, 1815 in Mason, New Hampshire, United States. Son of Aaron and Rebecca (Wright) Wood.
congressman inventor manufacturer
Wood, Walter Abbott was born on October 23, 1815 in Mason, New Hampshire, United States. Son of Aaron and Rebecca (Wright) Wood.
Partner with John White in manufacturing
Member United States House of Representatives (Republican) from New York, 46th-47th congresses, 1879-1883.
Married Bessie A. Parsons, 1842. Married second, Elizabeth Warren Nichols, September 2, 1868.