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George Weston "G.W." Wood
Senate 1887-90 (District 20)
Party when first elected: Republican
Counties Served:
Rice
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
Date of Birth:
5/8/1842
Birth Place:
Birth County:
Birth Country:
Canada
Date of Death:
1/5/1896
Gender:
Male
Religion:
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names:
G.W.
City of Residence (when first elected):
Faribault
Occupation (when first elected):
Physician
EDUCATION
McGill College; Medical Degree;
OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE
County Government:
Faribault County?, Minnesota (Coroner);
18?? to 18??
State Board/Commission/Council:
Minnesota Commissioner in Lunacy;
1879 to 18??
FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
Spouse:
Married
Children:
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:
GENERAL NOTES
He came to Minnesota in the summer of 1873.
Body:
Senate
District:
20
Elected:
11/2/1886
Residence:
Faribault
Term of Office:
1/3/1887 to 1/4/1891
Oath Date:
1/4/1887
Counties Represented:
Rice
Occupation:
Physician/Surgeon, Shattuck College/Professor of Diseases of the Nervous System and Medical Jurisprudence; State University, Minnesota
Party:
Republican
Committees:
-
Deaf, Dumb and Blind (Chair)
-
Internal Improvement
-
State Public School
-
State Reform School
Body:
Senate
District:
20
Elected:
11/2/1886
Residence:
Faribault
Term of Office:
1/3/1887 to 1/4/1891
Oath Date:
1/4/1887
Counties Represented:
Rice
Occupation:
Physician
Party:
Republican
Committees:
-
Deaf, Dumb and Blind (Chair)
-
Internal Improvement
-
Mining Special (Chair)
-
State Reform School
-
University and University Lands