George Tyler Wood

2nd Governor of Texas
Political Party 	Democratic
Term 	December 21, 1847 -  December 21, 1849  (52-54)
Lieutenant Governor	John Alexander Greer
Predecessor 	James Pinckney Henderson
Successor 	Peter Hansborough Bell
Full Name 	George Tyler Wood
Birth 	
March 12, 1795
Cuthbert, Georgia
Father 	William Wood  (1771-1800)
Mother 	Elizabeth Burris  (1776-1832)
Military Service	
Volunteer Soldier
Georgia State Militia
1813-1814
Occupation 	
Texas State Senator  (1845-1847)
Member of the Congress of the Republic of Texas  (1841-1845)
Member of the Georgia State House of Representatives  (1837-1838)
Plantation Owner
Farmer
Store Owner
Death 	
September 3, 1858
Point Blank, Texas
(63 years)
Marriages
Martha Evans Gindrat  (1809-1861)	
Married September 13, 1837
(20 years)
Children
Mary Wood 	
Born 1842
Died 1899
(57 years)
Martha Wood 	
Born 1849
Died 1856
(7 years)
George Tyler Wood Jr.	
Born 1850
Died 1902
(52 years)