Biography

10/25/1896 - 02/15/1964

Lloyd Hobart Wood (R12) Montgomery County 1947-1950 

Early Life:

Lloyd Hobart Wood, born October 25, 1896, Grampian, Clearfield County, Pennsylvania; son of George L. and Maude Goss Wood; Central High School, Winchester Township; Ursinus College, B.S.; Temple University, LL.B.; attorney; corporal, United States Marine Corps, World War I, World War II; elected, Republican, Pennsylvania State House of Representatives, 1939-1946; chairman, Montgomery County Republican Party, 1940-1953; elected, Republican, Pennsylvania State Senate, 1947-1950; elected, Republican, 20th Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania, 1951-1955; delegate, Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1952; unsuccessful campaign, Governor of Pennsylvania, 1954; elected, Chief Clerk, Pennsylvania State House of Representatives, 1957-1959; married, Helen L. Blithe; died, February 15, 1964, Norristown, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania; interment, Riverside Cemetery, Norristown, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.  

Professional titles; business ownership; board memberships; local government; club memberships:

Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars.

Pennsylvania Politics:

Elected, Republican, Pennsylvania State House of Representatives, Montgomery County, 1939-1946; appointed, Thomas Jefferson Bicentennial Commission, 1941-1944; appointed, Joint State Government Commission, 1945-1946:  Sub-Committee on Cooperatives, 1945-1946; chair, Sub-Committee on Tax Study, 1945-1946; resigned from the House, February 11, 1946.

Chairman, Montgomery County Republican Party, 1940-1953.

Elected, Republican, Pennsylvania State Senate, 12th district, Montgomery County, 1947-1950; appointed, Joint Legislative Tax Study, 1947-1948; appointed, Joint Legislative Committee on Education, 1947-1948; appointed, Joint Legislative Committee on Decedents’ Estates Laws, 1947-1948.

Elected, Republican, 20th Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania, under Governor John Sydney Fine, 1951-1955. 

Delegate, Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1952.

Unsuccessful campaign, Governor of Pennsylvania, 1954.

Elected, Chief Clerk, Pennsylvania State House of Representatives, 1957-1959. 

Pennsylvania House of Representatives Biography:

Official Website - PA House Archives Official Website (state.pa.us)

Cited:

Cox, Harold. Senate Members "W" (wilkes.edu). Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Wilkes University.

Lloyd Hobart Wood (1896-1964) - Find a Grave Memorial