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Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Note	Counties in District
S	18	Jan 13, 1874 - Apr 18, 1876	14th (1) (2) (3)	Democrat	Centerville / Leon		Brazos, Leon, Robertson
H	18	Jan 14, 1873 - Jan 13, 1874	13th	Democrat	Centerville / Leon		Freestone, Leon, Robertson
H	41	Nov 2, 1857 - Nov 7, 1859	7th (4)		Centerville / Leon		Leon

(1) Entire Senate went up for reelection due to Senatorial redistricting. Ordinance adopted by Constitutional Convention of the State of Texas, 1875. Remained in effect from its passage until first reapportionment after 1880 Census. University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History. Apportionment Laws of Texas, 1836-1950, 1950.
(2) 14th Legislature, Regular Session - Roll call of Senators elect, oath of office administered, 1/13/1874, p. 1. Senate Journal.
(3) "Because of the adoption of the new constitution [of 1876], any member of the 14th Legislature who wished to continue to serve had to run for reelection," p. 220. The Texas Senate: Volume II, Civil War to the Eve of Reform, 1861-1889, 1999.
(4) Democrat. Civilian and Gazette. Weekly. (Galveston, Texas), 9/8/1857, p. 2, crediting Dolph Briscoe Center for American History. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).

Biographical Notes and Resources top

Biographical Sketches

• Biographical sketch, Hon. William D. Wood, pp. 311-312. The Encyclopedia of the New West, 1881.
• Obituary and biographical sketch, "Judge Wood's Career: While Active in Politics, He Preferred Home Life - Served in Early Days; Excerpts From His Memoirs; Relates Incidents of Men Who Reached Top Rung in the Ladder of Fame, His Own Services," 5/13/1906, p. 23. Died early Friday morning, 5/11/1906. Galveston Daily News.
• WOOD, WILLIAM DANIEL (1828-1906). Handbook of Texas Online.
• Biographical sketch, p. 198. Born 3/11/1828 in Edgecome County, NC. Elected district judge in 1876; moved to San Marcos in 1883. The Texas Senate: Volume II, Civil War to the Eve of Reform, 1861-1889, 1999.

Military Service Notes

• Confederate States Army, Captain, Company D, 6th Texas Cavalry Battalion. Handbook of Texas Online.
• William Daniel Wood. Texas Burial Sites of Civil War Notables: A Biographical and Pictorial Field Guide, 2002.

Other Resources

• William Daniel Wood, birth date 3/11/1828, death date 5/11/1906, "lawyer, patriot, statesman," burial in San Marcos Cemetery, San Marcos, Hays County. Find a Grave.
• Photo and death notice, "Judge Wood is Dead: San Marcos Man, Well Known All Over the State of Texas, Passes Away; Trustee of State Normal; President of a National Bank, and Had Served in Both House of the Legislature," 5/12/1906, p. 2. Died at his home in San Marcos at "early hour this morning" (dateline 5/11/1906). Galveston Daily News.
• "At the August election in 1857, the people of Leon county elected me to the Legislature over a most estimable man and old Texas veteran, Captain John P. Border....in 1859, I was again a candidate for Representative, from Leon, being solicited in a public call, over the signatures of some fifteen leading citizens of the county. After having declared myself a candidate in response to this call, General W.B. Middleton announced as a candidate for the place. After the announcement of Middleton, all but about three of my solicitors appeared and desired me to release them from the obligation imposed upon them by their call to vote for me, as Middleton was their especial friend, and they desired to support him. I said, "certainly, I will release you, I desire no man to vote for me, unless I am his preference." I was defeated by Middleton, by five votes." W.D. Wood, pp. 67-68. A short biography of Daniel B. Wood and family: William Horn and family, Isaac F. Wood and family, W.D. Wood, his wife and her family., 1904.
• Relatives: Father: Isaac F. Wood Son: William Daniel Wood. A short biography of Daniel B. Wood and family: William Horn and family, Isaac F. Wood and family, W.D. Wood, his wife and her family. , 1904 staff url A short biography of Daniel B. Wood and family: William Horn and family, Isaac F. Wood and family, W.D. Wood, his wife and her family., 1904.

Photographs

• Photograph. W.D. Wood, 14th Legislature, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. W.D. Wood, 13th Legislature, DeGolyer Library, SMU, Lawrence T. Jones III Collection.
• Photograph. W.D. Wood, 13th Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

• 13th session composite photo of Senate and House members (Ground floor elevator vestibule, east wall. GW.V3). State Preservation Board.
• 14th session composite photo of Senate and House members (Ground floor elevator vestibule, east wall. GW.V3). State Preservation Board.
• 13th session composite photo of Senate and House members (Ground floor elevator vestibule, east wall. GW.V3). State Preservation Board.
• Pictorial Monogram of the State Government of Texas 1873 (DeGolyer Library, SMU, Lawrence T. Jones III Collection). DeGolyer Library, SMU, Lawrence T. Jones III Collection..

Committee Information top

14th R.S. - 1874 Claims and Accounts   Comptroller and Treasurer (Co-Chair)   Comptroller's and Treasurer's Accounts (Chair)  Education   Federal Relations   Finance   Financial Condition of the State   Internal Improvements (Chair)  Judicial Districts (Co-Chair)  Judiciary   Lighting the State House with Gas   Public Debt   Public Lands   Removal of Judge J.B. Williamson, 6th Judicial District   Removal of Judge M. Priest, 4th Judicial District   Retrenchment and Reform (Chair)  Superintendent of Public Instruction   Treasurer's Office

13th R.S. - 1873 Comptroller of Public Accounts and State Treasurer, Examine   Enrolled Bills   Finance   Judiciary No. 1   Private Land Claims   Public Lands and Land Office   Redistricting   Rules   Superintendent of Public Schools   Tax Laws, Laws Regulating Fees of Office, and Costs Arising in Judicial Proceedings   Towns and City Corporations (Chair)

7th R.S. - 1857 Indian Affairs   Judicial Districts   Judiciary   Land or Money Claims Recommended by Court of Claims   Printing   Private Land Claims   Probate Law (Chair)