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Henry A. Wise Wood
American inventor / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Henry Alexander Wise Wood (March 1, 1866 ā April 9, 1939) was an American inventor of a high-speed newspaper press and member of the Naval Consulting Board.[1] His father Fernando Wood was mayor of New York City and a Democratic Party member of Congress, and his uncle Benjamin Wood was also a Democratic member of Congress. He married Elizabeth Ogden. In 1915 he joined the Naval Consulting Board. He died on April 9, 1939.[1]
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