Reader Wood | |
|---|---|
 Wood in his later years | |
| 7th Colonial Treasurer | |
| In office 12 July 1861 – 6 August 1862 | |
| Prime Minister | William Fox |
| In office 21 August 1862 – 24 November 1864 | |
| Prime Minister | Alfred Domett Frederick Whitaker |
| 1st Minister for Colonial Defence | |
| In office 22 July 1862 – 30 October 1863 | |
| Prime Minister | Alfred Domett |
| Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Parnell | |
| In office 1861–1865 | |
| In office 1870–1878 | |
| Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Waitemata | |
| In office 1879–1881 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Reader Gillson Wood 1821 Highfields, Leicester, England |
| Died | 20 August 1895 (aged 73–74) Parnell, New Zealand |
| Resting place | St Stephen's Cemetery, Parnell |
| Spouse | Mary Jane Holland |
| Children | One son |
| Occupation | Architect, land surveyor, politician |
Reader Gillson Wood (1821 – 20 August 1895) was a 19th-century New Zealand politician. An architect by trade, he designed the 1854 General Assembly House built as New Zealand's first meeting house for the House of Representatives.