Robert E. Wood
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General Robert E. Wood |
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| Birth name | Robert Elkington Wood |
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June 13, 1879 Kansas City, Missouri |
| Died | November 6, 1969 (aged 90) Lake Forest, Illinois |
| Buried at | Lake Forest Cemetery |
| Allegiance | United States |
| Service/branch | United States Army |
| Years of service | 1900–1915 1917–1919 |
| Rank |
 Brigadier general
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Distinguished Service Medal Legion of Honour-Chevalier (France) Order of St Michael and St George (Great Britain) |
| Spouse(s) | Mary (Hardwick) Wood |
| Relations | Two daughters: Frances E. (Wood) Fentress, Sara S. A. (Wood) Arrmour |
| Other work | Business executive |
Robert Elkington Wood (June 13, 1879 – November 6, 1969) was an American military officer and business executive. After retiring from the U.S. Army as a Brigadier General, Wood had a successful career as a corporate executive, most notably with Sears, Roebuck and Company. A Republican, Wood was a leader in the Old Right American Conservatism movement from the 1920s through the 1960s as well as a key financial backer of the America First Committee prior to the United States' entry into World War II.
Wood was born to parents Robert Whitney and Lillie (Collins) Wood in Kansas City, Missouri. Following graduation from Kansas City Central High School in 1895 he attended the United States Military Academy at West Point, graduating in 1900 as a Second Lieutenant of Cavalry.
As an officer in the United States Army, he was stationed in the Philippines participating in field service during the Philippine insurrection. From 1902 to 1903 he was assigned to Fort Assiniboin, Montana and then for three years as an instructor at West Point. In 1905 he became the Assistant Chief Quartermaster and later the Chief Quartermaster and Director of the Panama Railroad Company. He served in the Panama Canal Zone for ten years, during the construction of the canal.
Wood retired in July 1915, by special act of Congress as a Major. Following this retirement he worked as assistant to the vice president of the E. I. du Pont de Nemours Company and headed operations in the United States, Venezuela, and Trinidad for the General Asphalt Company. He briefly served as Purchasing Agent of the Emergency Fleet Corporation in early 1917.
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