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Bradford Ripley Wood
Bradford Ripley Wood
United States Minister to Denmark
	In office; 1861–1865
Preceded by	James M. Buchanan
Succeeded by	Samuel J. Kirkwood
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives; from New York's 13th district
	In office; 1845–1847
Preceded by	Chesselden Ellis
Succeeded by	John I. Slingerland
Personal details
Born	September 3, 1800; Westport, Connecticut, United States
Died	September 26, 1889 (aged 89); Albany, New York, United States
Resting place	Albany Rural Cemetery, New York, United States
Political party	Democratic
Other political; affiliations	Republican

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Bradford Ripley Wood (September 3, 1800 – September 26, 1889) was a U.S. Representative from New York.

Early life and legal career

Born in Westport, Connecticut, Wood attended the common schools and in 1824 he graduated from Union College in Schenectady, New York. He was engaged in teaching delivering lectures on temperance and other topics, and later studied law with Robert Lansing and Harmanus Bleecker.^[1] After studying at the Litchfield Law School Wood attained admission to the bar in 1827 and commenced practice in Albany, New York.

On May 29, 1827, Wood was made solicitor in the New York Court of Chancery. He became a counselor in the New York Supreme Court in 1835 and in the United States Supreme Court in 1845. He served as a member of the Albany County board of supervisors in 1844.

Political career

Wood was elected as a Democrat to the Twenty-ninth Congress (March 4, 1845 – March 3, 1847). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1846 to the Thirtieth Congress. He served as president of the Young Men's Temperance Society in 1851. He also served as trustee of Union College, Williams College, and the Albany Law School, and was vice president of the Albany Medical College.

Wood was one of the founders of the Republican Party in New York State in 1855, and ran for the New York Court of Appeals in November 1855 on the Republican ticket. He was also vice president of the American Home Missionary Society, and founded of the First Congregational Church in Albany. He served as United States Minister to Denmark from 1861 to 1865. He died in Albany, New York on September 26, 1889, and was interred in Albany Rural Cemetery, New York.

References

^ University of the State of New York, Annual Report of the Education Department, Volume 1; Volume 15, Part 1, 1921, page 392

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Political offices
Preceded by James M. Buchanan	United States Ambassador to Denmark 1861–1865	Succeeded by Samuel J. Kirkwood
U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Chesselden Ellis	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 13th congressional district 1845–1847	Succeeded by John I. Slingerland

This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress

[1] University of the State of New York, Annual Report of the Education Department, Volume 1; Volume 15, Part 1, 1921, page 392

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+'''Bradford Ripley Wood''' (September 3, 1800 – September 26, 1889) was a [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. Representative]] from New York.
 ==Early life and legal career==
-Born in [[Westport, Connecticut]], Wood attended the common schools and was graduated from [[Union College]] at [[Schenectady, New York]], in 1824.  He was engaged in teaching and lecturing.  He studied law at the [[Litchfield Law School]].  He was [[Admission to the bar in the United States|admitted to the bar]] in 1827 and commenced practice in [[Albany, New York]].
+Born in [[Westport, Connecticut]], Wood attended the common schools and in 1824 he graduated from [[Union College]] in [[Schenectady, New York]]. He was engaged in teaching delivering lectures on [[Temperance movement|temperance]] and other topics, and later studied law with [[Robert Lansing (state senator)|Robert Lansing]] and [[Harmanus Bleecker]].<ref>University of the State of New York, [https://books.google.com/books?id=lHygAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA392 Annual Report of the Education Department], Volume 1; Volume 15, Part 1, 1921, page 392</ref> After studying at the [[Litchfield Law School]] Wood attained [[Admission to the bar in the United States|admission to the bar]] in 1827 and commenced practice in [[Albany, New York]].
-On May 29, 1827, Wood was made [[solicitor]] in the [[New York Court of Chancery]]. He became counselor in the [[New York Supreme Court]] in 1835 and in the [[Supreme Court of the United States|United States Supreme Court]] in 1845.  He served as member of the [[Albany County, New York|Albany County]] [[board of supervisors]] in 1844.
+On May 29, 1827, Wood was made solicitor in the [[New York Court of Chancery]]. He became a counselor in the [[New York Supreme Court]] in 1835 and in the [[Supreme Court of the United States|United States Supreme Court]] in 1845. He served as a member of the [[Albany County, New York|Albany County]] [[board of supervisors]] in 1844.
 ==Political career==
-Wood was elected as a [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]] to the [[29th United States Congress|Twenty-ninth Congress]] (March 4, 1845-March 3, 1847).  He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1846 to the [[30th United States Congress|Thirtieth Congress]].  He served as president of the [[Young Men's Temperance Society]] in 1851.  He also served as [[trustee]] of [[Union College]], [[Williams College]], and the [[Albany Law School]], and was vice president of the [[Albany Medical College]].
+Wood was elected as a [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]] to the [[29th United States Congress|Twenty-ninth Congress]] (March 4, 1845 – March 3, 1847). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1846 to the [[30th United States Congress|Thirtieth Congress]]. He served as president of the Young Men's Temperance Society in 1851. He also served as [[trustee]] of [[Union College]], [[Williams College]], and the [[Albany Law School]], and was vice president of the [[Albany Medical College]].
-Wood was one of the founders of the [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party]] in New York State in 1855, and ran for the [[New York Court of Appeals]] in [[New York state election, 1855|November 1855]] on the Republican ticket.  He was also vice president of the [[American Home Missionary Society]], and founded of the First Congregational Church in Albany.  He served as [[United States Ambassador to Denmark|United States Minister to Denmark]] from 1861 to 1865.  He died in [[Albany, New York]], September 26, 1889.
+Wood was one of the founders of the [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party]] in New York State in 1855, and ran for the [[New York Court of Appeals]] in [[New York state election, 1855|November 1855]] on the Republican ticket. He was also vice president of the American Home Missionary Society, and founded of the First Congregational Church in Albany. He served as [[United States Ambassador to Denmark|United States Minister to Denmark]] from 1861 to 1865. He died in [[Albany, New York]] on September 26, 1889, and was interred in [[Albany Rural Cemetery]], New York.
-He was interred in [[Albany Rural Cemetery]], New York.
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