Clyde E. Wood

Clyde Everett "Pete" Wood was an American politician and teacher. He was a member of the Mississippi House of Representatives from 1968 to 1976.

Biography

Clyde Everett Wood was born on June 27, 1918, in Duck Hill, Mississippi. He graduated from Duck Hill High School in 1938 and from Sunflower Junior College in 1940. In 1942, Wood received a B. S. in Vocational Agriculture from Mississippi State University. Wood then served in the South Pacific under the U. S. Marine Corps during World War II, and then served for three years in the Korean War. In 1953, Wood received a M. A. in Agriculture with a minor in Entomology from Mississippi State University. He lived in Moorhead, Mississippi, at first as a cattle farmer, and then teaching vocational agriculture at the Sunflower Junior College. At one point, Wood also served on the board of directors of the South Sunflower County Hospital. Wood died on February 9, 2002, at the South Sunflower County Hospital in Indianola, Mississippi.

Political career

In 1967, Wood was elected to represent the 15th district in the Mississippi House of Representatives for the 1968–1972 term. After redistricting, Wood was re-elected to represent the 13th term in the House for the 1972–1976 term.