Ernest E. Wood
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ernest Edward Wood (August 24, 1875 - January 10, 1952) was a U.S. Representative from Missouri.
Born in Chico, California, Wood attended the public schools and was graduated from the Stockton (California) High School in 1892. He was appointed as a cadet to the United States Military Academy at West Point in 1893 and remained two years. He studied law. He was admitted to the bar in 1898 and commenced practice in St. Louis, Missouri. Presented credentials as a Democratic Member-elect to the Fifty-ninth Congress and served from March 4, 1905, to June 23, 1906, when he was succeeded by Harry M. Coudrey, who contested his election. He moved to Los Angeles, California, in 1907 and resumed the practice of law. He died in Los Angeles, California, January 10, 1952. He was interred in Hollywood Cemetery, Hollywood, California.
