Reuben Wood was a Democratic politician from the US state of Ohio.
12 Facts About Reuben Wood
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Reuben Wood reputedly arrived with only $1.25 left to his name to work as a lawyer.
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Reuben Wood served in the Ohio State Senate from 1825 to 1830.
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Reuben Wood served on the Common Pleas Court bench from 1830 to 1833.
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Reuben Wood was elected in 1833 to the Ohio Supreme Court, and served two seven-year terms from 1833 to 1847.
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Reuben Wood was defeated in a bid for a third term by a Whig candidate.
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Reuben Wood resigned on July 13,1853 to take a position as the American consul in Valparaiso, Chile.
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Reuben Wood remained there until 1855, when he retired to Cleveland.
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Reuben Wood married Mary Rice, of Clarendon, Vermont in 1816 or 1817.
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Reuben Wood was known as The tall chief of the Cuyahogas, or Cuyahoga Chief, or Old Cuyahoga Chief, or Old Chief of the Cuyahogas.
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Reuben Wood died at his farm, Evergreen Place, eight miles west of Cleveland, on October 1,1864 from bilious colic.
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Reuben Wood was initially interred on the farm, and was later reburied at Woodland Cemetery in Cleveland.