What is Fernando Wood?
{{nosources|date=April 2019}} {{Infobox Congressman |name=Fernando Wood |image=Fernando Wood - Brady-Handy.jpg |caption=Fernando Wood, c. 1860s |birth_date= {{Birth date|1812|6|14}} |death_date= {{Death date and age|1881|2|14|1812|6|14}} |birth_place=[[Philadelphia]], Pennsylvania, U.S. |death_place=[[Hot Springs, Arkansas]], U.S. |restingplace= |party=[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]] |spouse = |office = 73rd and 75th [[Mayor of New York City]] |term_start = January 1, 1860 |term_end = December 31, 1862 |predecessor = [[Daniel F. Tiemann]] |successor = [[George Opdyke]] |term_start2 = January 1, 1855 |term_end2 = December 31, 1858 |predecessor2 = [[Jacob Aaron Westervelt]] |successor2 = [[Daniel F. Tiemann]] |office3 = Member of the<br>[[U.S. House of Representatives]]<br>from [[New York (state)|New York]] |constituency3= [[New York's 9th congressional district|9th district]] (1867-73)<br>[[New York's 10th congressional district|10th district]] (1873-75)<br>[[New York's 9th congressional district|9th district]] (1875-81) |term_start3= March 4, 1867 |term_end3= February 14, 1881 |preceded3= [[William A. Darling]] |succeeded3= [[John Hardy (US politician)|John Hardy]] |constituency4= [[New York's 5th congressional district|5th district]] |term_start4= March 4, 1863 |term_end4= March 3, 1865 |predecessor4= [[William Wall (U.S. politician)|William Wall]] |successor4= [[Nelson Taylor]] |constituency5= [[New York's 3rd congressional district|3rd district]] (seat B) |term_start5= March 4, 1841 |term_end5= March 3, 1843 |predecessor5= [[Edward Curtis (politician)|Edward Curtis]] |successor5= [[Jonas P. Phoenix]] }} '''Fernando Wood''' (14 June 1812 – 14 February, 1881) was an American politician of the [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]] from [[Pennsylvania]]. He served as the Mayor of New York City twice (1855 – 1857, 1860 – 1862), [[United States Representative]] three times (1841–1843, 1863–1865, and 1867–1881) and as [[Chairman]] of the [[Committee on Ways and Me