Sir Francis Wood, 2nd Baronet

Sir Francis Wood Bt
Wood c. 1815, by H. Broughton
Born	16 December 1771
Died	31 December 1846 (age 75)
Burial place	Hickleton
Occupation(s)	Landowner High Sheriff of Yorkshire Vice-Lieutenant of the West Riding of Yorkshire
Known for	Political influence
Political party	Whigs
Children	Charles Wood, 1st Viscount Halifax

Sir Francis Lindley Wood, 2nd Baronet (16 December 1771 – 31 December 1846), was a Yorkshire landowner and political influencer of the nineteenth century. Born the son of a Royal Navy officer, Wood inherited his uncle's baronetcy in 1795. He owned several estates, living at points of his life at Bolling Hall, Hemsworth Hall, and Hickleton Hall. A Whig, Wood was a confidant of Lord Fitzwilliam and supported several Whig parliamentary candidacies, including those of Fitzwilliam's son Lord Milton and Walter Fawkes. An advocate for reform, Wood was a supporter of the abolition of slavery and of the Reform Act 1832. He served as High Sheriff of Yorkshire in 1814 and Vice-Lieutenant of the West Riding of Yorkshire in 1819.