Joseph Wood (1712–1791) was an American planter and soldier from Liberty County, Georgia . He served as a delegate from Georgia to the Continental Congress in 1777 and 1778.
5-576: Joseph Wood may refer to: Joseph Wood (congressman) (1712–1791), American planter and Continental Congressman for Georgia Joseph Wood (painter) (c. 1778–1830), American painter Joseph Wood (Wisconsin politician) (1809–1890), American pioneer and Wisconsin state legislator Joseph Wood (schoolmaster) (1841–1923), English headmaster of Harrow and other schools Joseph D. Wood , mayor of Norfolk, Virginia Joseph Garnett Wood (1900–1959), Australian professor of botany Joseph M. Wood , head coach of
10-944: The Congress. Wood didn't wait, but returned to Pennsylvania to join the 2nd Pennsylvania Regiment in the Continental Army . Captain Wood went with the regiment in the Invasion of Canada . The following year he saw action in New Jersey and was promoted first to major and then to colonel on September 6, 1776. When the Continental Line was reorganized at the end of 1776 there were too many officers, so Colonel Wood retired and returned to Georgia. On his return in January 1777, Georgia named him as one of their delegates to
15-491: The University of Virginia college football program, 1914 Joseph R. Wood (1915–2000), American composer Joseph Rudolph Wood (1958–2014), American murderer whose prolonged execution has created some controversy See also [ edit ] Joe Wood (disambiguation) Joseph Woods (disambiguation) [REDACTED] Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles about people with
20-480: The same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Joseph_Wood&oldid=1062021448 " Category : Human name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Joseph Wood (congressman) Joseph Wood
25-725: Was born in Pennsylvania , but moved to Georgia around 1774. As the American Revolution neared, he was frustrated by the Georgia Assembly's delay in deciding to support the united colonies. They didn't send a delegate to the Continental Congress in 1774. In February 1775 he made an appeal to their General Committee to join the war effort of the northern colonies. They still deferred action, although later that year they would send Lyman Hall to
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