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History and Government—Congressional Biographies—MissouriErnest Edward WOOD
(1875-1952)
WOOD, Ernest Edward, a
Representative from Missouri; born in Chico, Butte County, Calif.,
August 24, 1875; attended the public schools and was graduated from
the Stockton (Calif.) High School in 1892; appointed as a cadet to
the United States Military Academy at West Point in 1893 and
remained two years; studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1898
and commenced practice in St. Louis, Mo.; 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; moved to Los Angeles,
Calif., in 1907 and resumed the practice of law; died in Los
Angeles, Calif., January 10, 1952; interment in Hollywood Cemetery,
Hollywood, Calif.
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
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