Benjamin Wood (1787 – 13 August 1845) was a

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Whig politician.

Life

He was born in

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the son of William Wood. Wood became a Whig MP for

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at a by-election in 1840—caused by the resignation of

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—and held the seat until his death at Eltham Lodge in

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in 1845. He is buried in

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Family

In October 1815 in

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in Cornwall, he married Anna Marie Michell (1791-1889) daughter of Admiral Sampson Michell and sister of Admiral

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and

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Wood, Benjamin UK MPs 1837–1841 UK MPs 1841–1847 Whig (British political party) MPs for English constituencies 1787 births 1845 deaths