Rufus Corbin Wood (May 30, 1818 – July 29, 1885) was

sheriff A sheriff is a government official, with varying duties, existing in some countries with historical ties to England where the office originated. There is an analogous, although independently developed, office in Iceland, the , which is common ...

Norfolk County, Massachusetts Norfolk County ( ) is located in the U.S. state of Massachusetts. At the 2020 census, the population was around 725,981. Its county seat is Dedham. The county was named after the English county of the same name. Two towns, Cohasset and B ...

from 1878 to 1885.

Early life

Wood was born in

Palmer, Massachusetts Palmer is a city in Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States. With a population was 12,448 at the 2020 census, Palmer is the least populous city in the Commonwealth. It is part of the Springfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area. ...

on May 30, 1818.

Death and burial

Wood died on July 29, 1885. He was buried at the Canton Corner Cemetery in

Canton, Massachusetts Canton is a town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 24,370 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. Canton is part of Greater Boston, about southwest of Downtown Boston. History The area that is present ...

References

19th-century American people 1818 births 1885 deaths People from Palmer, Massachusetts People from Canton, Massachusetts People from Dudley, Massachusetts High sheriffs of Norfolk County {{US-law-enforcement-bio-stub