Reuben T. Wood

{{Short description|American politician}}

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| name = Reuben T. Wood

| image name = Reuben T. Wood (Missouri Congressman).jpg

| state1 = Missouri

| district1 = 6th

| term_start1 = March 4, 1933

| term_end1 = January 3, 1941

| preceded1 = Clement C. Dickinson

| succeeded1 = Philip A. Bennett

| birth_date = {{birth date|1881|3|5}}

| birth_place = Springfield, Missouri

| residence =

| death_date = {{death date and age|1955|07|16|1884|08|7}}

| death_place =

| spouse =

| party = Democrat

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Reuben Terrell Wood (August 7, 1884 – July 16, 1955) was a Democratic Representative representing Missouri's 6th congressional district from March 4, 1933 to January 3, 1941.

Wood was born on a farm near Springfield, Missouri, apprenticed as a cigar maker and was president of the Missouri State Federation of Labor 1912-1932. He was chairman of the Committee on War Claims and lost re-election in 1940. He resumed his position as president of the Federation until his retirement in 1953. He is buried in Greenlawn Cemetery in Springfield.

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Category:1884 births

Category:1955 deaths

Category:People from Greene County, Missouri

Category:Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Missouri

Category:20th-century members of the United States House of Representatives