Anson Rood

{{short description|19th century American politician}}

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{{infobox officeholder

|name = Anson Rood

|state = Wisconsin

|state_assembly = Wisconsin

|district = Adams

| term_start = January 2, 1871

| term_end = January 1, 1872

| predecessor = Solon Pierce

| successor = George Allen Neeves {{nowrap|(Adams–Wood)}}

| term_start1 = January 4, 1864

| term_end1 = March 16, 1864

| predecessor1 = Otis B. Lapham

| successor1 = Revel K. Fay

|state2 = Wisconsin

|state_assembly2 = Wisconsin

|district2 = Marathon–Portage–Wood

| term_start2 = January 5, 1857

| term_end2 = January 4, 1858

| predecessor2 = Joseph Wood {{nowrap|(Marathon–Portage)}}

| successor2 = Burton Millard

|party = {{unbulleted list

| Republican

| Natl. Union (1863–1867)

}}

|birth_date = {{birth date|1827|9|23}}

|birth_place = Vermont, U.S.

|death_date = {{death date and age|1898|1|17|1827|9|23}}

|death_place = Randolph, Iowa, U.S.

|restingplace = Randolph Cemetery, {{nowrap|Randolph, Iowa}}

|spouse = Clarissa Allen Sylvester {{nowrap|(died 1901)}}

|children = {{unbulleted list

| Edwin Sylvester Rood

| {{sup|(b. 1852; died 1917)}}

| Albert Rood

| {{sup|(b. 1855; died 1892)}}

| Clara Ellen Rood

| {{sup|(b. 1858; died 1859)}}

| William O. Rood

| {{sup|(b. 1865; died 1942)}}

| Cora Abigal Rood

| {{sup|(b. 1866; died 1937)}}

}}

|allegiance = United States

|branch = United States Volunteers
Union Army

|rank = Captain, USV

|serviceyears = 1864–1865

|unit = 38th Reg. Wis. Vol. Infantry

|battles = American Civil War

}}

Anson Rood (September 23, 1827{{spaced ndash}}January 17, 1898) was an American businessman, farmer, Republican politician, and Wisconsin pioneer. He served three non-consecutive terms in the Wisconsin State Assembly between 1857 and 1872.