H. R. Wood
Wood in 1949
Member of the Arizona Senate
from the Yavapai County district
In office
March 1912  January 1915
Preceded byFirst Senator from Yavapai County
Succeeded byMorris Goldwater
Frances Munds
Personal details
BornMichigan
DiedJune 17, 1952
Prescott, Arizona
NationalityAmerican
Political partyDemocratic
ProfessionPolitician

Homer R. Wood was a politician from Arizona who served in the 1st Arizona State Legislature.[1]

Wood was originally from Michigan.[2] He moved to Prescott, Arizona in 1891, and established a drug store. He was also active in the mining field, and was one of the people responsible for the development of the Hillside Mine.[3] By the early 1900s, he and two partners had opened a mining investment firm, Wood, Dillon & Co.[4]

In 1910 he was one of six Democrats selected to run for the positions as delegates to the state's constitutional convention.[5] In the general election Wood was one of the five Democrats, along with a lone Republican selected to represent Yavapai County at the convention.[6] He was one of the signers of the Constitution of Arizona.[7]

Along with M. G. Cunniff, he was one of the two Democrats elected in the October 1911 primary to run for the state Senate.[8] Both Wood and Cunniff won in December's general election, to become the first state senators from Yavapai County.[9] During the first legislature, Wood served on six senate committees: Finance; Judiciary; Mines and Mining; Appropriations; Constitutional Mandates; and State Accounting and Methods of Business.[10]

For over 50 years, starting in 1897, Wood was the official timekeeper for Prescott's "Frontier Days", billed as the "World's Oldest Rodeo".[11]

Wood died in his home in Prescott on June 17, 1952.[3]

References

  1. "History of the Arizona State Legislature 1912–1966". State of Arizona. pp. 7–8. Retrieved March 1, 2022.
  2. "Will Visit Old Home". Weekly Journal-Miner. September 21, 1910. p. 6. Retrieved April 16, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  3. 1 2 "Prescott Pioneer Claimed By Death". Arizona Daily Star. June 19, 1952. p. 27. Retrieved April 16, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Untitled". The Arizona Republican. July 26, 1902. p. 3. Retrieved April 16, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Radicals Control Democratic Convention". Weekly Journal-Miner. August 24, 1910. p. 3. Retrieved April 16, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Official Canvass Of Election Finished". Weekly Journal-Miner. September 28, 1910. p. 8. Retrieved April 15, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Sign Constitution". Graham Guardian. December 16, 1910. p. 1. Retrieved April 15, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Mark Smith Leads The Bunch". Weekly Journal-Miner. October 25, 1911. p. 1. Retrieved April 15, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Members Of The First Legislature". The Coconino Sun. December 22, 1911. p. 1. Retrieved April 15, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Committee Lists Show Prominence Given to Cochise". Bisbee Daily Review. March 23, 1912. p. 3. Retrieved April 15, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Cowboys And Injuns". Bisbee Daily Review. June 26, 1949. p. 13. Retrieved April 15, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
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