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Sir John Wood, 1st Baronet

1857 – 1951

British politician and baronet

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Lived 1857 – 1951 (aged 93). Sir John Wood, 1st Baronet was a British politician and barrister.

Sir John Wood, 1st Baronet DL (8 September 1857 – 28 January 1951) was a British Conservative Party politician who served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Stalybridge from 1910 to 1918 and then for Stalybridge and Hyde from 1918–1922. He was created a baronet, of Hengrave, Suffolk, on 14 February 1918.

Educated at Rugby School and at Magdalen College, Oxford, Wood was a barrister, called to the bar at the Inner Temple in 1883. He married twice, firstly in 1883 to Estelle Benham. His second marriage was in 1892 to Gertrude Emily Bateman (died 1927), third daughter of the 3rd Baron Bateman; they had two sons and one daughter. His elder son, John Arthur Haigh, succeeded to the baronetcy, and his younger son Edmund was MP for Stalybridge and Hyde from 1924 to 1929.

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Important facts

Birth century
Education
Magdalen College, Rugby School
Positions held
Member of the 31st Parliament of the United Kingdom, Member of the 30th Parliament of the United Kingdom, Member of the 29th Parliament of the United Kingdom, High Sheriff of Herefordshire
Also known as
Sir John Wood, 1st Bt.

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Who was Sir John Wood, 1st Baronet?

British politician and baronet (1857-1951)

When was Sir John Wood, 1st Baronet born?

Sir John Wood, 1st Baronet was born on 8 September 1857.

When did Sir John Wood, 1st Baronet die?

Sir John Wood, 1st Baronet died on 28 January 1951.

What was Sir John Wood, 1st Baronet's occupation?

Sir John Wood, 1st Baronet was a politician and barrister.

What nationality was Sir John Wood, 1st Baronet?

Sir John Wood, 1st Baronet was British.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Sir John Wood, 1st Baronet

· Wikidata: Q2729932

· DBpedia: Sir John Wood, 1st Baronet

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