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'''Henry Alexander Wise Wood''' (March 1, 1866 - April 9, 1939) was the American inventor of the [[high-speed newspaper press]] and member of the [[Naval Consulting Board]].
[[File:Henry Alexander Wise Wood circa 1915.jpg|thumb|Henry Alexander Wise Wood circa 1915]]

'''Henry Alexander Wise Wood''' (March{{nbsp}}1, 1866{{snd}}April{{nbsp}}9, 1939) was an American inventor of a high-speed newspaper press and member of the [[Naval Consulting Board]].<ref name=obit/> His father [[Fernando Wood]] was mayor of [[New York City]] and a Democratic Party member of Congress, and his uncle [[Benjamin Wood (American politician)|Benjamin Wood]] was also a Democratic member of Congress. He married Elizabeth Ogden. In 1915 he joined the [[Naval Consulting Board]]. He died on April 9, 1939.<ref name=obit>{{cite news |title=H. Wise Wood Dies. Press Inventor, 73. His Devices Increased Speed of Newspaper Production to 60,000 Copies an Hour.Machinery Firm's Head. Aeronautical Engineer Aided Government During War. Wrote in Verse and Prose |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1939/04/10/archives/h-wise-wood-dies-press-inventor-73-his-devices-increased-speed-of.html |newspaper=[[New York Times]] |date=April 10, 1939 |access-date=2013-12-18 }}</ref>
==Biography==
He was born on March 1, 1866 to Fernando Wood and Alice Fenner Mills. He married Elizabeth Ogden. In 1915 he joined the [[Naval Consulting Board]].

He had appendicitis and had his appendix removed at [[Doctors Hospital (Manhattan, New York)|Doctors Hospital]] in Manhattan in 1938.<ref>{{cite news |author= |coauthors= |title=Henry A. Wise Wood Ill. Appendectomy Is Performed on Inventor, Who Is 74 |url=http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F20C16FE3F5C1B7A93C5A9178FD85F4C8385F9 |quote=An operation for appendicitis was performed at Doctors Hospital Tuesday on Henry A. Wise Wood, 74-year-old inventor and chairman of the board of directors of the Wood Newspaper Machinery Corporation. |newspaper=[[New York Times]] |date=April 7, 1938 |accessdate=2013-12-18 }}</ref>

He died on April 9, 1939.<ref>{{cite news |author= |coauthors= |title=H. Wise Wood Dies. Press Inventor, 73. His Devices Increased Speed of Newspaper Production to 60,000 Copies an Hour.Machinery Firm's Head. Aeronautical Engineer Aided Government During War. Wrote in Verse and Prose |url=http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F40716FF3F5D157A93C2A8178FD85F4D8385F9 |quote=Henry A. Wise Wood, chairman of the board and former president of the Wood Newspaper Machinery Corporation, who was famous as the inventor of modern high-speed newspaper presses, died of pneumonia at 9 o'clock last night at his ... |newspaper=[[New York Times]] |date=April 10, 1939 |accessdate=2013-12-18 }}</ref>


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Henry Alexander Wise Wood circa 1915

Henry Alexander Wise Wood (March 1, 1866 – April 9, 1939) was an American inventor of a high-speed newspaper press and member of the Naval Consulting Board.[1] His father Fernando Wood was mayor of New York City and a Democratic Party member of Congress, and his uncle Benjamin Wood was also a Democratic member of Congress. He married Elizabeth Ogden. In 1915 he joined the Naval Consulting Board. He died on April 9, 1939.[1]

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  1. ^ a b "H. Wise Wood Dies. Press Inventor, 73. His Devices Increased Speed of Newspaper Production to 60,000 Copies an Hour.Machinery Firm's Head. Aeronautical Engineer Aided Government During War. Wrote in Verse and Prose". New York Times. April 10, 1939. Retrieved 2013-12-18.
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