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Walter Abbott Wood I

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Walter Abbott Wood I

Birth
Mason, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, USA
Death
15 Jan 1892 (aged 76)
Hoosick Falls, Rensselaer County, New York, USA
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Hoosick Falls, Rensselaer County, New York, USA Add to Map
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U.S. Congressman. By 1835 he became a successful inventor and manufacturer of reapers, mowers and binders. Entering politics, he was elected as a Republican to the Forty-sixth and Forty-seventh Congresses, serving (1879-83). Not a candidate for re-nomination, he resumed his former pursuits, served as president of the village of Hoosick Falls, New York, until his death from pneumonia.
U.S. Congressman. By 1835 he became a successful inventor and manufacturer of reapers, mowers and binders. Entering politics, he was elected as a Republican to the Forty-sixth and Forty-seventh Congresses, serving (1879-83). Not a candidate for re-nomination, he resumed his former pursuits, served as president of the village of Hoosick Falls, New York, until his death from pneumonia.

Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith

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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/12671571/walter_abbott-wood: accessed ), memorial page for Walter Abbott Wood I (23 Oct 1815–15 Jan 1892), Find a Grave Memorial ID 12671571, citing Maple Grove Old Cemetery, Hoosick Falls, Rensselaer County, New York, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.