John Wood (September 6, 1816 – May 28, 1898) was a

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member of the

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from

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. John Wood (uncle of

Alan Wood, Jr. Alan Wood Jr. (July 6, 1834 – October 31, 1902) was a steel magnate and a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. The nephew of John Wood, who also served in Congress, Alan Wood Jr. was born in Philadelphi ...

) was born in

Philadelphia Philadelphia, often called Philly, is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the sixth-largest city in the U.S., the second-largest city in both the Northeast megalopolis and Mid-Atlantic regions after New York City. Sinc ...

. He attended the Friends Society schools of Philadelphia, and was employed by his father in the manufacture of tools and agricultural machinery from 1832 to 1840. He was engaged in the manufacture of iron and steel near

Wilmington, Delaware Wilmington ( Lenape: ''Paxahakink /'' ''Pakehakink)'' is the largest city in the U.S. state of Delaware. The city was built on the site of Fort Christina, the first Swedish settlement in North America. It lies at the confluence of the Christina ...

, from 1841 to 1844. He moved to

Conshohocken, Pennsylvania Conshohocken ( ; Lenape: ''Kanshihàkink'') is a borough on the Schuylkill River in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania in suburban Philadelphia. Historically a large mill town and industrial and manufacturing center, after the decline of industry i ...

, in 1844 and engaged in the milling of iron and steel. He was first burgess of Conshohocken. Wood was elected as a Republican to the Thirty-sixth Congress. He was not a candidate for renomination in

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. He resumed his former manufacturing pursuits and died in

Conshohocken Conshohocken ( ; Lenape: ''Kanshihàkink'') is a borough on the Schuylkill River in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania in suburban Philadelphia. Historically a large mill town and industrial and manufacturing center, after the decline of industry in ...

in 1898. He was interred in Montgomery Cemetery in

West Norriton Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania West Norriton Township is a township in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is part of the Norristown Area School District. The population of the township was 15,663 at the 2010 census. History On March 9, 1909, Norriton Towns ...

, near

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