Matthew Wood | |
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![]() Sir Matthew Wood, 1st Baronet, wearing the chain of the Lord Mayor of London. Portrait by Arthur William Devis | |
Lord Mayor of London | |
In office 1815–1817 | |
Preceded by | Samuel Birch |
Succeeded by | Christopher Smith |
Member of Parliament for the City of London | |
In office June 1817 – 25 September 1843 | |
Preceded by | Harvey Christian Combe |
Succeeded by | James Pattison |
Personal details | |
Born | Matthew Wood 2 June 1768 Tiverton, Devon |
Died | 25 September 1843 London, United Kingdom |
Spouse | Maria Page |
Children | 6 |
Sir Matthew Wood, 1st Baronet (2 June 1768 – 25 September 1843)[1] was a British Whig politician, Lord Mayor of London from 1815 to 1817, and from 1817 until his death in 1843 a reformist Member of Parliament.