George W. Wood | |
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| 1st Mayor of Fort Wayne, Indiana | |
| In office March 1, 1840 – July 5, 1841 | |
| Succeeded by | Joseph Morgan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1808 New York (state) [1] |
| Died | 1871 Fort Wayne, Indiana |
| Profession | Newspaperman [1] |
George W. Wood (1808–1871) was an American politician and newspaperman. He was elected as the first mayor of Fort Wayne, Indiana in 1840. He served only 16 months before resigning on July 5, 1841. He continued in later life as a newspaperman in the Fort Wayne area.
- ^ a b "News-Sentinel.com". egen.fortwayne.com.