Biographical Sketch of

John J. Wood, Jr.

Transcribed by Joan Benner for the Marquette Co WI Pages



Source: Portrait and Biographical Album of Green Lake, Marquette and Waushara Counties, Wisconsin, 
published 1890 by Acme Publishing Co., Chicago, Pages 532 and 533


John J. Wood, Jr., attorney-at-law of Berlin, Wis., was born at Dakins 
Mills, now Neshkoro, Marquette Co., Wis., Feb. 13, 1859 and is the son 
of John J. and Joanna (Sanders) Wood, pioneer settlers of that place. 
The sketch of the father and grandfather of our subject appears 
elsewhere in this volume.


Mr. Wood received a common-school education and fitted himself for 
teaching, in which vocation he embarked in the winter of 1876-77. He 
has taught altogether seven terms, including two country schools, one 
graded school at Westfield, Marquette County, and a ward school at 
Fond du Lac. He chose the legal profession for his life work, and 
entered upon the study of law in the office of R. L. D. Potter, of 
Wautoma, and subsequently pursued his studies under the direction of 
George P. Knowles of Fond du Lac, and John C. Truesdell, of Berlin. He 
was admitted to practice in the circuit courts of Wautoma, Wis., Sept. 
21, 1880, on the 8th of December, 1886, was admitted to practice in the 
federal courts. He entered upon his profession in Berlin in January, 
1882, and has secured a fair share of the legal business of this section. 
Mr. Wood is a Democrat in politics, and has served as Chairman of the 
Green Lake County Democratic Committee for five years. He was elected 
City Attorney of Berlin in 1886, was re-elected and is now serving his 
third year. He was an unsuccessful candidate for the office of Senator, 
in the 9th Senatorial District, in 1886.


On the 15th of February, 1887, in Berlin, Mr. Wood led to the marriage 
altar Miss Hattie E. Ottaway, a daughter of Edward and Mary (Berry) 
Ottaway. She was born in the town of Seneca, Green Lake County, and her 
people are of English descent. They have one child, a daughter, Ella 
Lucille, who was born in Berlin.






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