Background
Wood, William Robert was born on January 5, 1861 in Oxford, Indiana, United States. Son of Robert and Matilda (Hickman) Wood.
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William Robert WOOD
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High School; University of Michigan, Bachelor of Laws, 1882.
Career
Admitted to Indiana bar, 1882, and practiced at Lafayette. Partner of Judge W. Dewitt Wallace, 1882-1884, Captain W. H. Bryan, 1884-1891, Honorary J. Frank Hanly, 1897-1904. Practiced alone, since 1904.
Director and attorney City National Bank, Citizens’ Building & Loan Association, Tippecanoe Loan & Trust Company. Director Lafayette Telephone Сompany Prospective attorney, Tippecanoe County, Indiana, 1890-1894. Member Indiana Senate, 1896-1914.
Member 64th to 72d Congresses (1915-1933), 10th Indiana District Placed Charles W. Fairbanks in nomination for presidency at Republican National Convention, Chicago, 1916. Chairman Republican National Congressional Committee.
Membership
Member: Masons; Elks. Knights of Pythias.; Indiana. State Bar Association Clubs: Lafayette, Lincoln (Lafayette), Columbia (Indianapolis).
Connections
Spouse Mary E. Geiger, May 16, 1883, Lafayette, Indiana.
