Zachary Taylor Wood place of burial Cataraqui Cemetery
Career
Zachary Taylor Wood served in the Canadian Militia as a Lieutenant with the 90th Winnipeg Battalion of Rifles at the Battle of Batoche during the North-West Rebellion in 1885. He joined the North-West Mounted Police in 1885 as an inspector under the command of Superintendent Sam Steele. He was promoted to the rank of Assistant Commissioner in 1892 and also served as Acting Commissioner. In 1897, he went to the Yukon and became a member of the territorial council in 1900. He was appointed Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG) in 1913. He retired from the force due to poor health and died in Asheville, North Carolina, in 1915 and buried at Cataraqui Cemetery in Kingston, Ontario.
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