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George Pierce Wood

American politician

George Pierce Wood
Wood in 1939

Member of the Florida House of Representatives from Liberty County
In office 1929–1941
Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives
In office 1939–1941
Preceded by	William McLean Christie
Succeeded by	Daniel T. McCarty

Personal details
Born	(1895-08-26)August 26, 1895 Attapulgus, Georgia, U.S.
Died	July 8, 1945(1945-07-08) (aged 49)
Political party	Democratic
Alma mater	Emory College University of Florida

George Pierce Wood (August 26, 1895 – July 8, 1945), also known as G. Pierce Wood, was an American politician. He served as a Democratic member of the Florida House of Representatives.^[1]^[2]

Life and career

Wood was born in Attapulgus, Georgia. He attended Emory College and the University of Florida.^[3]

Wood served in the Florida House of Representatives from 1929^[1]^[2] to 1941.

Wood died on July 8, 1945, at the age of 49.^[4]

References

^ ^a ^b Ward, Robert (August 3, 2011). "Membership of the Florida House of Representatives by County 1845–2012" (PDF). Florida House of Representatives. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 16, 2022. Retrieved December 17, 2023 – via Wayback Machine.
^ ^a ^b "The People of Lawmaking Florida 1822 – 2019", Florida Legislature, February 2019
^ "George Pierce Wood". The Tampa Times. Tampa, Florida. July 9, 1945. p. 2. Retrieved December 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Sharp, Nancy Weatherly; Sharp, James Roger (1997). American Legislative Leaders in the Midwest, 1911-1994. Bloomsbury Academic. p. 246. ISBN 9780313302145 – via Google Books.