US Congressman. He was born Abiel Tinkham Wood II, one of eleven children to General Abiel Wood and Betsey Tinkham Wood in Wiscasset, Maine. While growing up, he was educated in local common schools before pursuing an interest in the mercantile business. On November 30, 1793, he married Hannah Hodge in Wiscasset, Maine, and the couple would have three daughters, Betsey was born in 1794, Helen was born in 1799, Isabella was born in 1802, and two sons Willmot was born in 1802, and Abiel was born in 1807. He then ran for public office and was elected as a Member of the Massachusetts State House of Representatives from 1807 to 1811, and again in 1816. He then decided to run for a seat in the United States Congress and he won the election. A Democratic-Republican, he then served Massachusetts's Thirteenth Congress in the United States House of Representatives as At-Large from 1813 to 1815. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection to Massachusett's Fourteenth Congress in 1814. That same year his wife Hannah passed away. He married again on November 24, 1818, to Jane Anderson. He also served as a Delegate to the Constitutional Convention of the State of Maine in 1819. After his time in public office had ended, he returned to his mercantile business and also expanded into shipping pursuits. In 1827, his wife Jane passed away. He married once again, this time to Lydia Rittal Theobald on April 3, 1830, in Wiscasset, Maine. He lastly served as the Bank Commissioner for the State of Maine until he passed away in Bath, Maine, on October 26, 1834, at the age of 62. His wife Lydia passed away in 1884 but she had remarried in 1842.
US Congressman. He was born Abiel Tinkham Wood II, one of eleven children to General Abiel Wood and Betsey Tinkham Wood in Wiscasset, Maine. While growing up, he was educated in local common schools before pursuing an interest in the mercantile business. On November 30, 1793, he married Hannah Hodge in Wiscasset, Maine, and the couple would have three daughters, Betsey was born in 1794, Helen was born in 1799, Isabella was born in 1802, and two sons Willmot was born in 1802, and Abiel was born in 1807. He then ran for public office and was elected as a Member of the Massachusetts State House of Representatives from 1807 to 1811, and again in 1816. He then decided to run for a seat in the United States Congress and he won the election. A Democratic-Republican, he then served Massachusetts's Thirteenth Congress in the United States House of Representatives as At-Large from 1813 to 1815. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection to Massachusett's Fourteenth Congress in 1814. That same year his wife Hannah passed away. He married again on November 24, 1818, to Jane Anderson. He also served as a Delegate to the Constitutional Convention of the State of Maine in 1819. After his time in public office had ended, he returned to his mercantile business and also expanded into shipping pursuits. In 1827, his wife Jane passed away. He married once again, this time to Lydia Rittal Theobald on April 3, 1830, in Wiscasset, Maine. He lastly served as the Bank Commissioner for the State of Maine until he passed away in Bath, Maine, on October 26, 1834, at the age of 62. His wife Lydia passed away in 1884 but she had remarried in 1842.
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