About Algernon R. Wood
Lived 1817 – 1869 (aged 51–52). Algernon R. Wood was a politician.
Algernon Ridgeway Wood (died May 9, 1869) was an American politician and lawyer from Virginia. He served as a member of the Virginia House of Delegates from 1847 to 1850.
Early life Algernon Ridgeway Wood was born to Margaret (née Ridgeway) and William Wood. His father was a member of the Virginia legislature. He studied law. He was a delegate to the Virginia Constitutional Convention of 1850.
Personal life Wood married Louise Cogswell, daughter of Rev. Dr. Jonathan Cogswell, of New Jersey on September 6, 1849. They had a daughter, Anna Cogswell Wood.
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