Sir Francis Wood, 2nd Baronet

Sir Francis Wood, 2nd Baronet
Sir Francis Wood, 2nd Baronet

Sir Francis Lindley Wood, 2nd Baronet, 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.

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Date of Birth
November 30th, 1770
Age
253
Date of Death
December 31st, 1846
Died Aged
76
Star Sign
Sagittarius
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