Samuel Newitt Wood | |
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| Member of the Kansas Senate from the 26th district | |
| In office 1876 | |
| Member of the Kansas House of Representatives from the 86th district | |
| In office 1875–1877 | |
| Member of the Kansas House of Representatives from the 73rd district | |
| In office 1871 | |
| Member of the Kansas Senate from the 15th district | |
| In office 1867 | |
| Member of the Kansas House of Representatives from the 68th district | |
| In office 1866 | |
| Member of the Kansas House of Representatives from the 69th district | |
| In office 1864 | |
| Member of the Kansas Senate from the 13th district | |
| In office 1861–1862 | |
| Member of the Kansas Territorial Legislature from the combined district of Chase, Morris, and Madison counties | |
| In office 1860–1861 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 30, 1825 Mount Gilead, Ohio, US |
| Died | June 23, 1891 (aged 65) Hugoton, Kansas, US |
| Manner of death | Assassination |
| Political party | Republican |
| Nickname | The Fighting Quaker |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | United States of America Union |
| Branch/service | United States Army Union Army |
| Years of service | 1861–1864 |
| Rank |  Brigadier General |
| Commands | 2nd Kansas Infantry Kansas Militia |
| Battles/wars | American Civil War |
Samuel Newitt Wood (December 30, 1825 – June 23, 1891) was an American attorney, newspaper editor, and member of the Kansas House of Representatives. He was also a Free State advocate in Kansas and an early supporter of Women's Suffrage. Wood had been a member of various political parties leaning left. He was assassinated in 1891 in a bitter fight over the naming of a new county seat in the state's southeastern corner.
A native of Ohio, Wood settled in Kansas in 1854 following its establishment as a U.S. territory. He represented Chase, Morris, and Madison[1] counties in the Kansas Territorial Legislature in 1860 and 1861. Wood was subsequently elected to the first Kansas State Senate in 1861, the year the state was admitted into the Union, and completed another term as State Senator in 1867. As a member of the House, he served in 1864, 1866, 1876, and 1877, being speaker during his final term.[2] In the 1850s and 1860s, Wood owned and operated several newspapers and was editor of several other Kansas papers in the 1870s and 1880s.[3]
- ^ Madison County was one of the original 36 counties of the Kansas Territory. It was dissolved in 1861 to form Breckenridge County (renamed Lyon County) and Greenwood County.
- ^ "Chronicles of Oklahoma - Digital Collections". Oklahoma State University. 1940. Retrieved May 8, 2020.
- ^ "Samuel N. Wood". Kansaspedia, Kansas Historical Society. Retrieved November 14, 2022.