Algernon R. Wood

Louise Cogswell

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(m. 1849)​

Algernon R. Wood
Member of the VirginiaHouseofDelegates from the Frederick County district
In office 1847–1850 Servingwith John F. Wall and Richard M. Sydnor
Children	Anna Cogswell Wood
Parent	William Wood (father)
Occupation	Politician lawyer judge

Algernon Ridgeway Wood (died May 9, 1869) was an American politician and lawyer from Virginia. He served as a member of the Virginia House of Delegates from 1847 to 1850.

Early life

Algernon Ridgeway Wood was born to Margaret (née Ridgeway) and William Wood. His father was a member of the Virginia legislature. ^{[1] [2]} He studied law. ^[2]

Career

Wood began his career in law in Winchester, Virginia. ^[2] He served in the Virginia House of Delegates, representing Frederick County from 1847 to 1850. ^{[2] [3]} He was a delegate to the Virginia Constitutional Convention of 1850. ^[2]

Wood moved to Baltimore and continued as a lawyer there. He was appointed as judge to a city court in Baltimore. ^[2] In 1855, he ran as a Democrat for a Baltimore city seat in the Maryland House of Delegates, but all Democrats were swept by Know Nothing candidates that year. ^{[4] [5]}

Personal life

Wood married Louise Cogswell, daughter of Rev. Dr. Jonathan Cogswell, of New Jersey on September 6, 1849. ^{[1] [6] [7]} They had a daughter, Anna Cogswell Wood. ^[1]

Wood died on May 9, 1869, in Baltimore. He was buried in the family burying ground near Pughtown, Virginia. ^{[2] [8]}

References

1. Anderson, Sarah Travers Lewis (1938). Lewises, Meriwethers and Their Kin. pp. 328–335. Retrieved October 11, 2025– via Archive.org.
2. "Death of a Virginian". Spirit of Jefferson. May 18, 1869. p. 3. Retrieved October 11, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
3. Swem, Earl G.; Williams, John W. (1918). A Register of the General Assembly of Virginia, 1776–1918. pp. 163–169. Retrieved October 11, 2025– via Archive.org.
4. "The Election To-day". The Baltimore Sun . November 7, 1855. p. 1. Retrieved October 11, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
5. "Maryland Election Results". The Baltimore Sun . November 10, 1855. p. 1. Retrieved October 11, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
6. Reynolds, Cuyler (1914). Genealogical and Family History of Southern New York and the Hudson River Valley. Vol. 3. pp. 1175–1176. Retrieved October 11, 2025– via Archive.org.
7. "Married". New York Daily Herald. September 7, 1849. p. 4. Retrieved October 11, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
8. "The remains of Mr. Algernon R. Wood..." The Baltimore Sun . May 13, 1869. p. 1. Retrieved October 11, 2025– via Newspapers.com.