George Pierce Wood (August 26, 1895 – July 8, 1945), also known as G. Pierce Wood, was an American politician. He served as a Democratic member of the Florida House of Representatives.[1][2]
George Pierce Wood | |
|---|---|
 Wood in 1939 | |
| Member of the Florida House of Representatives from Liberty County | |
| In office 1929–1941 | |
| Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives | |
| In office 1939–1941 | |
| Preceded by | William McLean Christie |
| Succeeded by | Daniel T. McCarty |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 26, 1895 Attapulgus, Georgia, U.S. |
| Died | July 8, 1945 (aged 49) |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Alma mater | Emory College University of Florida |
Life and career
editWood was born in Attapulgus, Georgia. He attended Emory College and the University of Florida.[3]
Wood served in the Florida House of Representatives from 1929[1][2] to 1941.
Wood died on July 8, 1945, at the age of 49.[4]
References
edit- ^ a b Ward, Robert (August 3, 2011). "Membership of the Florida House of Representatives by County 1845–2012" (PDF). Florida House of Representatives. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 16, 2022. Retrieved December 17, 2023 – via Wayback Machine.
- ^ a b "The People of Lawmaking Florida 1822 – 2019", Florida Legislature, February 2019
- ^ "George Pierce Wood". The Tampa Times. Tampa, Florida. July 9, 1945. p. 2. Retrieved December 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Sharp, Nancy Weatherly; Sharp, James Roger (June 30, 1999). American Legislative Leaders in the South, 1911-1994. Bloomsbury Academic. p. 246. ISBN 9780313032066 – via Google Books.
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