Joseph Wood: Difference between revisions
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
imported>Subpagination Bot m (Add {{subpages}} and remove any categories (details)) |
mNo edit summary |
||
| (7 intermediate revisions by 6 users not shown) | |||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
{{subpages}} | {{subpages}} | ||
{{dambigbox|text=For other men with this name see [[Joseph Wood (disambiguation)]].}} | |||
'''Joseph Wood''' (1712-1791) was a delegate of [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]] to the [[Continental Congress]] in 1777 and 1778. | |||
Wood was born in [[Pennsylvania (U.S. state)|Pennsylvania]] and moved to Sunbury, St. John’s Parish in Georgia about 1774. Wood served in the American revolutionary army in the [[Invasion of Canada (1775)|Invasion of Canada]] and retired late in 1776. He was appointed one of the delegates to the [[Continental Congress]] in 1777 and elected again in 1778. He died on his plantation in September 1791. | |||
==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
* The information in this article was taken from the [http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=W000701 Biographic sketch at U.S. Congress website] | * The information in this article was taken from the [http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=W000701 Biographic sketch at U.S. Congress website][[Category:Suggestion Bot Tag]] | ||
Latest revision as of 17:00, 6 September 2024
For other men with this name see Joseph Wood (disambiguation).
Joseph Wood (1712-1791) was a delegate of Georgia to the Continental Congress in 1777 and 1778.
Wood was born in Pennsylvania and moved to Sunbury, St. John’s Parish in Georgia about 1774. Wood served in the American revolutionary army in the Invasion of Canada and retired late in 1776. He was appointed one of the delegates to the Continental Congress in 1777 and elected again in 1778. He died on his plantation in September 1791.
Sources
- The information in this article was taken from the Biographic sketch at U.S. Congress website