William W. Wood

William Willis Wiley Wood (May 30, 1818 – August 31, 1882) was an engineer of the United States Navy, who served as Engineer-in-Chief of the Bureau of Steam Engineering from 1873 until 1877.

Biography Wood was born in Wake County, North Carolina, and after graduation obtained a position at the West Point Foundry.

He was appointed to the Navy from New York on March 15, 1845, with the rank of chief engineer. He spent his first two years in the navy stationed at the Pensacola Navy Yard, Florida. his successor was appointed on March 3, 1877.

Family At the time of his death, Wood was married and had six children: Fanny Henderson, wife of Lt. Conway Hillyer Arnold, USN Mary Eliza, wife of Lt. Eugene DeForest Heald, USN Leiley Weir, wife of Lt. Charles Allston Stone, USN Lt. Thomas Newton Wood, USN Emily Grace, wife of Lt. Henry Frick Reich, USN Master Francis Gregory Wood

Two more, William Willis Wood and Charles Gillespie Wood, had died young.