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Jack Arthur Wood Jr. (December 28, 1923 – July 4, 2005) was an American politician. He was a three-term state senator of Idaho, then served two terms as state chairman of Democrats for Ronald Reagan in 1984. He also was county coroner for three terms in Bonneville County, Idaho. He was also a member of
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.


Early life

Wood was born on December 28, 1923, in his grandfather's funeral home in Murray, Utah. After moving to
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, and attending
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, he enlisted with the
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. He then briefly returned to Idaho before serving a
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in Northern
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and
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; returning 1949. He was shortly married after.


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1923 births 2005 deaths Latter Day Saints from Idaho People from Idaho Falls, Idaho Democratic Party Idaho state senators United States Navy personnel of World War II 20th-century members of the Idaho Legislature {{idaho-stub