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'''James Wood Jr.''' (January 28, 1741{{spaced ndash}}June 16, 1813) was an American military officer and politician. He was born in [[Winchester, Virginia]]. He was an officer of the [[United States of America|U.S.]] [[Continental Army]] during the [[American Revolution]].<ref>Sally Wister, ‘‘Sally Wister's Journal: A True Narrative: Being a Quaker Maiden's Account of Her Experiences with Officers of the Continental Army, 1777-1779’’. Applewood Books, Bedford, Massachusetts, 1994. Entry for Oct. 20, 1777.</ref> Wood was the [[List of Governors of Virginia|11th]] [[Governor of Virginia]] from 1796 to 1799.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Virginia|url=https://www.nga.org/former-governors/virginia/|access-date=2023-11-20|website=National Governors Association}}</ref> Wood was replaced as Governor by future [[President of the United States|President]] [[James Monroe]]. He was a member of the [[Federalist Party]]. Wood died on June 16, 1813 in [[Richmond, Virginia]] at the age of 72.<ref>[https://www.geni.com/people/Gov-James-Wood/6000000018369418927 Gov. James Wood]</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== *''[http://ead.lib.virginia.edu/vivaead/published/lva/vi00867.xml.frame A Guide to the Governor James Wood Executive Papers, 1796-1799]'' at [http://www.lva.virginia.gov/ The Library of Virginia] *''[http://www.nga.org/cms/home/governors/past-governors-bios/page_virginia/col2-content/main-content-list/title_wood_james.html James Wood] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141130052817/http://www.nga.org/cms/home/governors/past-governors-bios/page_virginia/col2-content/main-content-list/title_wood_james.html |date=2014-11-30 }}'' at [http://www.nga.org/ National Governors Association] *{{Findagrave|43816804}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Wood, James}} [[Category:1741 births]] [[Category:1813 deaths]] [[Category:Governors of Virginia]] [[Category:Military people from Virginia]] [[Category:Federalist Party politicians]] [[Category:18th-century American politicians]] {{US-bio-stub}} {{Governors of Virginia}}