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John Travers Wood

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John Travers Wood
The Idaho Statesman,November 3, 1952
Member of theU.S. House of Representatives
fromIdaho's1stdistrict
In office
January 3, 1951 – January 3, 1953
Preceded byCompton White, Sr.
Succeeded byGracie Pfost
Personal details
Born(1878-11-25)November 25, 1878
Wakefield,England
DiedNovember 2, 1954(1954-11-02)(aged 75)
Coeur d'Alene,Idaho,U.S.
Resting placeForest Cemetery
Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
Spouse(s)Margaret O. Thomson
(1889–1978)
(m. 1907–1954, his death)[1]
Children5[2]
ResidenceCoeur d'Alene
EducationDetroit College of Medicine(MD)
Military service
AllegianceUnited States
Branch/serviceUnited States Army
RankFirst Lieutenant
UnitMedical Corps
Battles/warsWorld War I

John Travers Wood(November 25, 1878 – November 2, 1954) was an Americanphysicianand politician who served as a one-termcongressmanfromnorthernIdahofrom 1951 to 1953.[3]

Early life and education[edit]

Born inWakefield,West Yorkshire,Woodimmigratedwith his parents to theUnited Statesin 1889. They settled inWoodridge, North Dakota,and he became anaturalizedacitizenin 1901. After graduating public schools there, he taught school for six years. He then graduated fromDetroit College of Medicine.

Career[edit]

After graduating from medical school, Wood moved toHannah, North Dakota,where he operated a medical practice before moving west toCoeur d'Alene, Idaho.[3]

From 1910 to 1950, he worked as asurgeonfor theChicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railroad.In addition, he served as themayorof Coeur d'Alene during 1911 and 1912, and founded the town's hospital. DuringWorld War I,he served as afirst lieutenantin themedical corpsof theU.S. Army.

Congress[edit]

In the1950election, Wood ran as a Republican for the open seat in Congress from Idaho'sfirst district.He took office at age 72 and served a single term, narrowly losing his re-election bid in1952toGracie Pfost.During his term, he also mentioned his distrust of theUnited Nations,citing its charter's similarities to the Soviet Union's constitution, and mentioned as much to the U.S. Flag Committee.[4]

Personal life[edit]

Wood left the House in January 1953 and returned to Coeur d'Alene, where he died less than two years later.[2]

Election results[edit]

U.S. House elections(Idaho's 1st district): Results 1950–1952
Year Democrat Votes Pct Republican Votes Pct
1950 Gracie Pfost 41,040 49.5% John T. Wood 41,823 50.5%
1952 Gracie Pfost 54,725 50.3% John T. Wood (inc.) 54,134 49.7%

Source:[5]

References[edit]

Public DomainThis article incorporatespublic domain materialfrom theBiographical Directory of the United States Congress

  1. ^"Margaret O. Wood".Spokane Daily Chronicle.Washington. September 5, 1978. p. 10.
  2. ^ab"Dr. John Wood, ex-Idaho solon, taken by death".Spokane Daily Chronicle.Washington. Associated Press. November 2, 1954. p. 1.
  3. ^ab"Dr. J.T. Wood's rites Thursday".Spokesman-Review.Spokane, Washington. November 3, 1954. p. 2.
  4. ^"Who Commands United Nations Military?".
  5. ^"Office of the Clerk: Election statistics".U.S. House of Representatives.RetrievedMarch 9,2013.

External links[edit]

U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by United States House of Representatives,Idaho First Congressional District
January 3, 1951–January 5, 1953 		Succeeded by
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