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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