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Fernando Wood
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Fernando Wood, c. 1860s
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| 73rd and 75th Mayor of New York City | |
| In office January 1, 1860 – December 31, 1862 |
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| Preceded by | Daniel F. Tiemann |
| Succeeded by | George Opdyke |
| In office January 1, 1855 – December 31, 1858 |
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| Preceded by | Jacob Aaron Westervelt |
| Succeeded by | Daniel F. Tiemann |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York |
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| In office March 4, 1867 – February 14, 1881 |
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| Preceded by | William A. Darling |
| Succeeded by | John Hardy |
| Constituency | 9th district (1867-73) 10th district (1873-75) 9th district (1875-81) |
| In office March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1865 |
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| Preceded by | William Wall |
| Succeeded by | Nelson Taylor |
| Constituency | 5th district |
| In office March 4, 1841 – March 3, 1843 |
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| Preceded by | Edward Curtis |
| Succeeded by | Jonas P. Phoenix |
| Constituency | 3rd district (seat B) |
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| Born | June 14, 1812 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | February 14, 1881 (aged 68) Hot Springs, Arkansas, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
Fernando Wood (14 June 1812 – 14 February, 1881) was an American politician of the 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 Means in both the 45th and 46th United States Congress (1877–1881). He was head of the political machine Tammany Hall. In 1854 he was elected Mayor of New York City and took office in 1855. He ran again in 1856, but lost to Daniel F. Tiemann, who was mayor from 1857 to 1859. Wood was re-elected in 1860 and took office again that year, for the last time. After being a mayor, Wood returned to the United States Congress. He died at the age of 68.