Walker Wood (April 23, 1874 - February 3, 1957) was an American journalist and politician from Mississippi. He was the 30th
Secretary of State of Mississippi, serving from 1926 to 1948.
Early life
Walker Wood was born on April 23, 1874, in
Vicksburg, Mississippi.
He was the son of William Menefee Wood and Josephine (Kendrick) Wood.
He was educated in the public schools in the Vicksburg area.
Newspapers
At the age of eighteen, he began a career in journalism.
He was in charge of the
Oxford ''Eagle'' from 1892 until he purchased the
Senatobia ''Democrat'' and started being the editor of that newspaper in 1899.
He edited the
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''Times'' until 1940.
Political career
A Democrat, Wood was elected to the
Mississippi House of Representatives
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representing
Tate County
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in 1907 for the 1908-1912 term.
On April 7, 1926, he was appointed to the position of
Secretary of State of Mississippi by
Governor Whitfield after the death of
Joseph Withers Power. In 1945, he was the president of the
National Association of Secretaries of State. He stopped being the Secretary of State of Mississippi in 1948.
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Death
Wood died after a long illness on February 3, 1957, in a hospital in
Jackson, Mississippi.
He was survived by his wife and two daughters.
Personal life
Wood married Susie Garrott Meacham on February 19, 1902.
They had at least three children, Olivia Elizabeth Wood, George Meacham Wood, and another daughter.
Wood was a
Methodist.
References
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1874 births
1957 deaths
Secretaries of State of Mississippi
Editors of Mississippi newspapers
Democratic Party members of the Mississippi House of Representatives
People from Tate County, Mississippi
People from Vicksburg, Mississippi