Bobby Glendon Wood (September 21, 1935 – January 12, 2023) was an American politician.

Life and career

Wood was born in

Fyffe, Alabama Fyffe is a town in DeKalb County, Alabama, United States. It was incorporated in 1956.Claire Wilson,Fyffe" ''Encyclopedia of Alabama'', November 2, 2012. At the 2020 census, the population was 967. Fyffe is located atop Sand Mountain. History ...

on September 21, 1935. He lived in

Harrison, Tennessee Harrison is a census-designated place (CDP) in Hamilton County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 7,902 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Chattanooga metropolitan area. Harrison Bay State Park, the Hamilton County Landfill, Bear Tr ...

, with his wife and family, and was involved with the insurance business and the Chattanooga Glass Company. Wood served in the

Tennessee House of Representatives The Tennessee House of Representatives is the lower house of the Tennessee General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Tennessee. Constitutional requirements According to the state constitution of 1870, this body is to consis ...

from 1976 to 2004 and was a

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. Wood died at his home in Harrison on January 12, 2023, at the age of 87.Former Rep Bobby Wood Dies At His Harrison Home
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References

1935 births 2023 deaths People from DeKalb County, Alabama People from Hamilton County, Tennessee Businesspeople from Tennessee Republican Party members of the Tennessee House of Representatives {{Tennessee-politician-stub