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| Affiliation | Democratic |
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| Name | Benjamin Wood |
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New York, New York , United States |
| Email | None |
| Website | None |
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October 13, 1820
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| Died | February 21, 1900
(79 years)
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| Contributor | RMF |
| Last Modifed | RBH
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| Info | WOOD, Benjamin, (brother of Fernando Wood), a Representative from New York; born in Shelbyville, Shelby County, Ky., October 13, 1820; moved to New York City with his parents; attended the public schools; entered the shipping business; purchased the Daily News in 1860 and was its editor and publisher until his death; chairman of Democratic Editors in 1860; elected as a Democrat to the Thirty-seventh and Thirty-eighth Congresses (March 4, 1861-March 3, 1865); member of the State senate in 1866 and 1867; elected to the Forty-seventh Congress (March 4, 1881-March 3, 1883); died in New York City February 21, 1900; interment in Calvary Cemetery, Long Island City, N.Y.
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