Wood was born in Harveys Lake, Pennsylvania. He served as a member of the Pennsylvania State Senate for the 20th district from 1947 to 1978 and for four years as Luzerne County Commissioner. He was also a businessman who worked as chairman of the board of Kingston National Bank and President of Pressed Steel Company in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania.[3]
From 1952 to 1956, Wood hosted the Brynfan Tyddyn Road Race around his estate in Pennsylvania.[4] Brynfan Tyddyn is Welsh for "large farm on a hilltop" and the race consisted of 10 laps around a 3.5 mile course around the estate.[3] The race was discontinued in 1957 after a fatal accident and officials determined the course was too dangerous and difficult for participants and spectators to reach.[5]
In 1979, Wood testified at the bribery trial of U.S. Congressman Daniel Flood that $4,000 in stock given to Flood was a gift for his friendship and not a bribe to assist in the merger of banks that Wood was facilitating.[6]
Wood died on October 18, 1982 and is interred at Fern Knoll Burial Park in Dallas, Pennsylvania.[7]
References
^"Pennsylvania State Senate - T. Newell Wood Biography". www.legis.state.pa.us. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
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