Samuel Wood (Lower Canada politician), Date of Birth, Date of Death
TweetSamuel Wood (Lower Canada politician)
Canadian politician
Date of Birth: 
About Samuel Wood (Lower Canada politician)
- Samuel Wood (January 27, 1787 – January 24, 1848) was a farmer and political figure in Lower Canada.
- He represented Shefford in the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada from 1832 to 1838. He was born in Massachusetts or Vermont, the son of Philip Wood and Eunice Pierce.
- Wood owned a farm at Farnham.
- He was postmaster, school commissioner and justice of the peace.
- He helped establish the Shefford Academy.
- Wood voted against the Ninety-Two Resolutions.
- He was named one of the commissioners empowered to administer the oath of allegiance in January 1838.
- Wood was married twice: to Abigail Church in 1809 in Vermont and to Hannah Paige in 1843.
- He died at Farnham at the age of 60. His son married the niece of Paul Holland Knowlton.
Read more at Wikipedia