James Wood (governor)

James Wood
11th Governor of Virginia
In office December 1, 1796 – December 1, 1799
Preceded by	Robert Brooke
Succeeded by	James Monroe
Personal details
Born	January 28, 1741 Winchester, Virginia
Died	June 16, 1813 (aged 72)
Political party	Federalist
Spouse(s)	Jean Moncure
Profession	Vestryman, soldier

James Wood (January 28, 1741 – June 16, 1813) was an officer of the U.S. Continental Army during the American Revolution and the 11th Governor of Virginia.

Born in Wincester Frederick County, Virginia. on January 28, 1741, to an immigrant of the same name who performed surveys for Thomas Fairfax, 6th Lord Fairfax of Cameron and helped found the town, Wood was educated privately and became active like his father active in the local parish, Christ Episcopal Church in Winchester.

In February 1760 he was appointed Deputy Clerk of the County Court. From 1766 to 1775 he served in the Virginia House of Burgesses. He married Jane Moncure and they had no children.

Wood was commissioned a Captain of Virginia troops by the Governor, Lord Dunmore, in 1774. He took part in the Battle of Point Pleasant during Dunmore's War, and afterwards negotiated the Treaty of Fort Pitt with the Shawnee Indians.

In 1776 Wood was appointed Lieutenant Colonel of the Frederick County Militia. In February 1777 he became commander of the 12th Virginia Regiment, and he led the regiment during the Philadelphia campaign and Monmouth campaigns of the next two years. In late 1777, he quartered at the house also occupied by the family of Sally Wister, who described him as "of the most amiable of men." His regiment was redesignated the 8th Virginia Regiment in September 1778 and Wood was appointed Superintendent of the Convention Army when British prisoners from the Saratoga campaign were moved to Charlottesville, Virginia. He continued in that capacity until it was dissolved in January 1783, when he was promoted a brigadier of state troops.

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