Harry Woods (Illinois politician)

Harry Woods (1863 – October 12, 1914) was an American politician and businessman.

Harry Woods
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 byCornelius J. Doyle
Succeeded byLewis Stevenson
Personal details
Born
Harry Woods

1863
Canada
DiedOctober 12, 1914
Chicago, Illinois
Political partyDemocratic
ProfessionInvestor

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

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  1. ^ "Harry Woods: Democratic Nominee for Secretary of State". The Broad Ax. Salt Lake City, Utah. November 2, 1912. Retrieved August 28, 2022.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ 'Harry Woods A Suicide, Coroner's Jury Verdict,' Milwaukee Sentinel, October 14, 1914
Party political offices
Preceded by
Xelpho F. Beidler
Democratic nominee for Secretary of State of Illinois
1912
Succeeded by
Political offices
Preceded by Secretary of State of Illinois
1913–1914
Succeeded by