Algernon Ridgeway Wood (died May 9, 1869) was an American politician and lawyer from Virginia. He served as a member of the Virginia House of Delegates from 1847 to 1850.
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Early life
Algernon Ridgeway Wood was born to Margaret (née Ridgeway) and William Wood. His father was a member of the Virginia legislature. He studied law.
Career
Wood began his career in law in Winchester, Virginia. He served in the Virginia House of Delegates, representing Frederick County from 1847 to 1850. He was a delegate to the Virginia Constitutional Convention of 1850.
Wood moved to Baltimore and continued as a lawyer there. He was appointed as judge to a city court in Baltimore. In 1855, he ran as a Democrat for a Baltimore city seat in the Maryland House of Delegates, but all Democrats were swept by Know Nothing candidates that year.
Personal life
Wood married Louise Cogswell, daughter of Rev. Dr. Jonathan Cogswell, of New Jersey on September 6, 1849. They had a daughter, Anna Cogswell Wood.
Wood died on May 9, 1869, in Baltimore. He was buried in the family burying ground near Pughtown, Virginia.