| Show DEATH OF JUSTICE WOOD OUR dispatches on saturday briefly announced the death of associate justice wood of the united states supreme court he had bad been ailing for some time past having but recently returned to washington from a tr trip ie to california for his health but be kept failing gradually and his demise was not at all unlooked for he was born in fremont ohio in the year 1824 and was therefore about 63 years of age was educated as a lawyer but like many others of his bis profession protes at that time branched off into politics in 1850 being elected a member of the ohio legislature le the next year he be entered tag the e union army shortly after tite the rebellion broke out and remained till the close emerging a brigadier gene ral he lived in alabama thereafter and was appointed b by president grant judge of the fifth E united cited states state district which position be held when he was elevated to the supreme bench by president hayes in 1880 he was a republican in politics 1 but will be succeeded by a democrat |
