William Daniel Wood

Full Name: William Daniel Wood
Date of birth: March 11, 1828
Date of death: May 11, 1906

Terms of Service
Biographical Notes
Committee Information

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Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Counties in District
S	18	Jan 13, 1874 - Apr 18, 1876	14th ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾	Democrat	Centerville / Leon	Brazos, Leon, Robertson
H	18	Jan 14, 1873 - Jan 13, 1874	13th	Democrat	Centerville / Leon	Freestone, Leon, Robertson
H	41	Nov 2, 1857 - Nov 7, 1859	7th ⁽⁴⁾ ⁽⁵⁾		Centerville / Leon	Leon

(1) Entire Senate went up for reelection due to Senatorial redistricting. Ordinance adopted by Constitutional Convention of the State of Texas, 1875. Remained in effect from its passage until first reapportionment after 1880 Census. University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History. Apportionment Laws of Texas, 1836-1950, 1950.
(2) 14th Legislature, Regular Session - Roll call of Senators elect, oath of office administered, 1/13/1874, p. 1. Senate Journal.
(3) "Because of the adoption of the new constitution [of 1876], any member of the 14th Legislature who wished to continue to serve had to run for reelection," p. 220. The Texas Senate: Volume II, Civil War to the Eve of Reform, 1861-1889, 1999.
(4) Members of the Seventh Legislature, Biographical Notes - Members, April 1937 issue. Southern Historical Research Magazine, 1937.
(5) Democrat. Roster of 7th Legislature, "Texas Legislature Complete for 1857-8," Civilian and Gazette. Weekly. (Galveston, Texas), 9/8/1857, p. 2, crediting Dolph Briscoe Center for American History. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).

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Senate District 18
Jan 13, 1874 - Apr 18, 1876
Legislatures: 14th ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Centerville / Leon
Counties in district: Brazos, Leon, Robertson

House District 18
Jan 14, 1873 - Jan 13, 1874
Legislatures: 13th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Centerville / Leon
Counties in district: Freestone, Leon, Robertson

House District 41
Nov 2, 1857 - Nov 7, 1859
Legislatures: 7th ⁽⁴⁾ ⁽⁵⁾
Home City/County: Centerville / Leon
Counties in district: Leon

Biographical Information top

Biographical Sketches

Biographical sketch, Hon. William D. Wood, pp. 311-312. Born 3/11/1828 in Edgecomb County, North Carolina. The Encyclopedia of the New West, 1881.
Obituary and biographical sketch, "Judge Wood's Career: While Active in Politics, He Preferred Home Life - Served in Early Days; Excerpts From His Memoirs; Relates Incidents of Men Who Reached Top Rung in the Ladder of Fame, His Own Services," 5/13/1906, p. 23. Died early Friday morning, 5/11/1906. Galveston Daily News.
WOOD, WILLIAM DANIEL (1828-1906). Handbook of Texas Online.
Biographical sketch, p. 198. Born 3/11/1828 in Edgecome County, NC. Elected district judge in 1876; moved to San Marcos in 1883. The Texas Senate: Volume II, Civil War to the Eve of Reform, 1861-1889, 1999.

Military Service Notes

Confederate States Army, Captain, Company D, 6th Texas Cavalry Battalion. Handbook of Texas Online.
William Daniel Wood. Texas Burial Sites of Civil War Notables: A Biographical and Pictorial Field Guide, 2002.

Other Resources

William Daniel Wood, birth date 3/11/1828, death date 5/11/1906, grave marker inscription: "lawyer, patriot, statesman," burial in San Marcos Cemetery, San Marcos, Hays County. Find a Grave.
Photo and death notice, "Judge Wood is Dead: San Marcos Man, Well Known All Over the State of Texas, Passes Away; Trustee of State Normal; President of a National Bank, and Had Served in Both House of the Legislature," 5/12/1906, p. 2. Died at his home in San Marcos at "early hour this morning" (dateline 5/11/1906). Galveston Daily News.
"At the August election in 1857, the people of Leon county elected me to the Legislature over a most estimable man and old Texas veteran, Captain John P. Border....in 1859, I was again a candidate for Representative, from Leon, being solicited in a public call, over the signatures of some fifteen leading citizens of the county. After having declared myself a candidate in response to this call, General W.B. Middleton announced as a candidate for the place. After the announcement of Middleton, all but about three of my solicitors appeared and desired me to release them from the obligation imposed upon them by their call to vote for me, as Middleton was their especial friend, and they desired to support him. I said, "certainly, I will release you, I desire no man to vote for me, unless I am his preference." I was defeated by Middleton, by five votes." W.D. Wood, pp. 67-68. A short biography of Daniel B. Wood and family: William Horn and family, Isaac F. Wood and family, W.D. Wood, his wife and her family., 1904.
Relatives: Father: Isaac F. Wood Son: William Daniel Wood. A short biography of Daniel B. Wood and family: William Horn and family, Isaac F. Wood and family, W.D. Wood, his wife and her family. , 1904 staff url A short biography of Daniel B. Wood and family: William Horn and family, Isaac F. Wood and family, W.D. Wood, his wife and her family., 1904.

Photographs

Photograph. W.D. Wood, 14th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. W.D. Wood, 13th Legislature, DeGolyer Library, SMU, Lawrence T. Jones III Texas Photographs
Photograph. W.D. Wood, 13th Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

13th session composite photo of Senate and House members (Ground floor elevator vestibule, east wall. GW.V3). State Preservation Board.
14th session composite photo of Senate and House members (Ground floor elevator vestibule, east wall. GW.V3). State Preservation Board.
13th session composite photo of Senate and House members (Ground floor elevator vestibule, east wall. GW.V3). State Preservation Board.
Pictorial Monogram of the State Government of Texas 1873 (DeGolyer Library, SMU, Lawrence T. Jones III Collection). DeGolyer Library, SMU, Lawrence T. Jones III Texas Photographs.

Committee Information top

14th R.S. - 1874 Claims and Accounts Comptroller and Treasurer (Co-Chair) Comptroller's and Treasurer's Accounts (Chair) Education Federal Relations Finance Financial Condition of the State Internal Improvements (Chair) Judicial Districts (Co-Chair) Judiciary Lighting the State House with Gas Public Debt Public Lands Removal of Judge J.B. Williamson, 6th Judicial District Removal of Judge M. Priest, 4th Judicial District Retrenchment and Reform (Chair) Superintendent of Public Instruction Treasurer's Office
13th R.S. - 1873 Comptroller of Public Accounts and State Treasurer, Examine Enrolled Bills Finance Judiciary No. 1 Private Land Claims Public Lands and Land Office Redistricting Rules Superintendent of Public Schools Tax Laws, Laws Regulating Fees of Office, and Costs Arising in Judicial Proceedings Towns and City Corporations (Chair)
7th R.S. - 1857 Indian Affairs Judicial Districts Judiciary Land or Money Claims Recommended by Court of Claims Printing Private Land Claims Probate Law (Chair)

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