sentences:  Born in Clarkstown, New York, Wood was its first town clerk, serving from 1809 to 1812.He served as inspector of schools in 1815, 1823 from 1829 to 1831, and from 1835 to 1836.Wood was elected to the 20th Congress (March 4, 1827 – March 3, 1829) as a Jacksonian.