John Stephens Wood
| John Stephens Wood | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Georgia's 9th district |
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In office January 3, 1945 – January 3, 1953 |
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| Preceded by | B. Frank Whelchel |
| Succeeded by | Phillip M. Landrum |
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In office March 4, 1931 – January 3, 1935 |
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| Preceded by | Thomas Montgomery Bell |
| Succeeded by | B. Frank Whelchel |
| Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives | |
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In office 1917 |
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February 8, 1885 Cherokee County, Georgia |
| Died | September 12, 1968 (aged 83) Marietta, Georgia |
| Political party | Democratic Party |
| Alma mater | Mercer University |
John Stephens Wood (February 8, 1885 – September 12, 1968) was an American attorney and politician from the state of Georgia, USA. He served as a Democrat in the United States House of Representatives, 1931–1935 and 1945–1953.
Wood was born on a farm near Ball Ground, Cherokee County, Georgia, February 8, 1885. He attended the public schools and graduated from North Georgia Agricultural College in Dahlonega. He earned his law degree from Mercer University in Macon in 1910. He was admitted to the bar the same year and commenced the practice of law in Jasper County, Georgia.
In 1915, Wood turned up at the scene of the lynching of Leo Frank, Jewish factory owner in Atlanta, with Judge Newt Morris on the morning after the murder. He drove the vehicle in which Frank's body was conveyed to the undertaker. Whether he had any prior knowledge of or involvement with the lynching is open to dispute, as he and Morris may have been simply trying to ensure Frank's body had a decent burial.
Entering politics, Wood was a member of the Georgia House of Representatives in 1917; served as Solicitor General of the Blue Ridge Judicial Circuit, 1921–1925. He was elected as a Superior Court Judge, Blue Ridge Judicial Circuit, 1925–1931.
In 1931, Wood was elected as a Democrat from Georgia's 9th congressional district to the 72nd United States Congress and was reelected to the 73rd Congress (March 4, 1931 – January 3, 1935). He was unsuccessful in seeking renomination in 1934 and resumed the practice of law.
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