John Wood (Isle of Man governor)

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{{Infobox officeholder

| name = Captain John Wood

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| order1 = Governor of the Isle of Man

| term_start1 = 1761

| term_end1 = 1777

| primeminister1 =

| predecessor1 = Basil Cochrane (1751–1761)

| successor1 = Edward Smith (1777–1793)

| birth_date = {{birth-date|1722}}

| birth_place =

| death_date = {{death-date and age|30 April 1777|1722}}

| nationality = British

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John Wood (1722 – 30 April 1777{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=John Wood, 1761-1777|url=http://www.isle-of-man.com/manxnotebook/people/govrnors/wood.htm|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=29 October 2020|website=A Manx Notebook}}) was a military officer in the British Army and Governor of the Isle of Man from 1761 until his death in 1777.{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Governor John Wood Memorial, Chancel wall, St Mary's Church, Castletown|url=https://www.imuseum.im/search/archive_record/view/6140?id=mnh-museum-698079&type=archive&tab=all&from=6140&term=&size=20&sort=&filter=&view=&images=true&ttmgp=0&rfname=&rlname=&machine=&race=&raceyear=&linked=0&pos=6146|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=29 October 2020|website=iMuseum}}

Wood was born in 1722 at Carse near Dumfries in Scotland. He was a captain in the British Army before he began his political career.

He was appointed as Captain-in-Chief and later Governor of the Isle of Man by James Murray, 2nd Duke of Atholl in 1761. Later in 1765, he appointed Governor of the Isle of Man by King George III. He was the first governor to be appointed directly by the British monarch, rather than by the Earl of Derby or the Duke of Atholl.{{Cite book|last=Winterbottom|first=Derek|title=Governors of the Isle of Man since 1765|publisher=The Manx Heritage Foundation|year=1999|isbn=|location=Douglas|pages=}} Lieutenant Governor Henry Hope acted as his deputy.{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Governors 1765-1863|url=https://www.tynwald.org.im/education/history/1867/Pages/governors.aspx|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=29 October 2020|website=Tynwald}}

There is a memorial plaque to Captain Wood in St Mary's Church, Castletown.