Sylvanus Wood (1604 – November 1675) was an English politician who sat in the

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in 1654. Wood was the son of Richard Wood of

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and his wife Anne Vaughan, daughter of Walter Vaughan of Hergest, Herefordshire. He became a student of

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and was called to the bar on 7 December 1632. In 1642, he was appointed a commissioner for the city of Gloucester.W R Williams ''Parliamentary History of the County of Gloucester''
/ref> In 1654, Wood was elected member of parliament for

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in the

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. Wood died at the age of 71. Wood married Bridget Cresheld, daughter of Richard Cresheld of Evesham.

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1604 births 1675 deaths English MPs 1654–1655 Politicians from Gloucestershire {{1654-England-MP-stub