John Wood (governor)
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John Wood (December 20 1798 – June 11 1880) was Governor of Illinois, serving from 1860 to 1861.
Wood was born in Moravia, New York. He served as a member of the Illinois state senate in 1850, and as Illinois lieutenant governor from 1857- 1860. He assumed the office of governor upon the death of governor William Bissell.
Wood died in Quincy, Illinois, aged 81, which he founded.
Interment was at Woodland Cemetery, Quincy, Illinois.
| Preceded by: William Henry Bissell | Governor of Illinois 1860–1861 | Succeeded by: Richard Yates |
| Governors of Illinois
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