John M. Woods

John M. Woods
14th
Mayor of
Somerville, Massachusetts
In office
January 4, 1909  January 2, 1911
Preceded by Charles A. Grimmons
Succeeded by Charles A. Burns
Member of the
Massachusetts Senate
Third Middlesex District[1]
In office
1904  1906[2][3]
Preceded by Leonard B. Chandler[4]
Succeeded by Elmer A. Stevens[3][5]
Member of the
Massachusetts House of Representatives[1]
Fifth Middlesex District[6]
In office
January 1884  January 1885
Preceded by Robert L. Spear [6]
Succeeded by William H. Flynn [6]
Personal details
Born August 18, 1839[1]
Died Pelham, New Hampshire
Nationality American
Political party Democratic (until 1892); Republican[1]
Military service
Allegiance United States of America
Union[2]
Service/branch Union Army[2]
Years of service August 18, 1862-June 21, 1865[2]
Unit *Company I Thirteenth New Hampshire Volunteers[2]
*Army of the James and of the Potomac[2]
Battles/wars

John M. Woods (October 22, 1839-April 10, 1927) was a Massachusetts businessman and politician who served in both branches of the Massachusetts legislature and as the fourteenth Mayor of Somerville, Massachusetts.

Woods was a delegate to the 1884 Democratic National Convention.[1]

Notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Bridgman, Arthur Milnor (1904), A Souvenir of Massachusetts Legislators 1904 Vol. XIII, Stoughton, Ma: A. M. Bridgman, p. 129.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 Bridgman, Arthur Milnor (1905), A Souvenir of Massachusetts Legislators 1905 Vol. XIV, Stoughton, Ma: A. M. Bridgman, p. 129.
  3. 3.0 3.1 Bridgman, Arthur Milnor (1906), A Souvenir of Massachusetts Legislators 1906 Vol. XV, Stoughton, Ma: A. M. Bridgman, p. 129.
  4. Bridgman, Arthur Milnor (1903), A Souvenir of Massachusetts legislators Vol. XII, Stoughton, Ma: A. M. Bridgman, p. 137.
  5. Who's who in State Politics, 1908, Boston, MA: Practical Politics, 1908, p. 81.
  6. 6.0 6.1 6.2 City of Somerville, Massachusetts (1901), Municipal Manual of the City of Somerville, Massachusetts: published in the Year 1901, Somerville, MA: City of Somerville, Massachusetts, p. 187.
Political offices
Preceded by
Charles A. Grimmons
Mayor of
Somerville, Massachusetts

January 4, 1909-January 2, 1911
Succeeded by
Charles A. Burns
Preceded by
Leonard B. Chandler
Massachusetts State Senator
Third Middlesex District

January 1904-January 1906
Succeeded by
Elmer A. Stevens
Preceded by
Robert L. Spear
Massachusetts State Representative
Fifth Middlesex District

January 1884-January 1885
Succeeded by
William H. Flynn