Harry Woods (Illinois politician)
Harry Woods | |
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 Woods featured in the Broad Ax (Salt Lake City, Utah)[1] | |
| 22nd Secretary of State of Illinois | |
| In office February 3, 1913 – October 12, 1914 | |
| Preceded by | Cornelius J. Doyle |
| Succeeded by | Lewis Stevenson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Harry Woods 1863 Canada |
| Died | October 12, 1914 Chicago, Illinois |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Profession | Investor |
Harry Woods (1863 – October 12, 1914) was an American politician and businessman.
Born in Canada, Woods emigrated to the United States in 1877 and settled in Chicago, Illinois. Woods was a messenger and then, in 1890, worked in the grain trade business. From 1913 until his death in 1914 Woods, a Democrat, served as Illinois Secretary of State. In 1914, he ran unsuccessfully for the U.S. Senate. Later that year Woods killed himself in his garage at his home, with a shotgun.[2][3]
Notes
[edit]- ^ "Harry Woods: Democratic Nominee for Secretary of State". The Broad Ax. Salt Lake City, Utah. November 2, 1912. Retrieved August 28, 2022.
- ^ Woods, Harry, ed. (1914). "Officials of Illinois in Office June 1, 1914". Blue Book of the State of Illinois 1913-1914. p. 10. Retrieved August 28, 2022.
- ^ 'Harry Woods A Suicide, Coroner's Jury Verdict,' Milwaukee Sentinel, October 14, 1914
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