The Wood, later Page Wood Baronetcy, of Hatherley House in the County of Gloucester, is a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. Baronetage of England (1611-1705 King James I erected the hereditary Order of Baronets in England on 22 May 1611 for the settlement of Ireland It was created on 16 December 1837 for Matthew Wood, Lord Mayor of London from 1815 to 1817 and Whig Member of Parliament for the City of London from 1817 to 1843. Events 755 - An Lushan revolts against Chancellor Yang Guozhong at Fanyang, initiating the An Shi Rebellion Year 1837 ( MDCCCXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common The Right Honourable Lord Mayor of London is the legal title for the Mayor of (and head of the City of London Corporation. The Whigs (with the Tories) are often described as one of two political parties in England and later the United Kingdom from the late 17th to A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a Parliament. The City of London was a former United Kingdom Parliamentary Constituency. The fifth Baronet assumed the additional surname of Page. Two other members of the family have also gained distinction. William Wood, 1st Baron Hatherley, Lord High Chancellor from 1868 to 1872, was the second son of the first Baronet while Field Marshal Sir Evelyn Wood was the fifth son of the second Baronet. William Page Wood 1st Baron Hatherley ( 29 November 1801 &ndash 10 July 1881) was a British statesman who served as a Liberal The Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain, or Lord Chancellor is a senior and important functionary in the Government of the United Kingdom. For other meanings see Field Marshal (disambiguation Field marshal is a military officer rank Field Marshal Sir Henry Evelyn Wood VC GCB GCMG (9 February 1838 - 2 December 1919 was a British Field Marshal and Also, Katharine O'Shea, known for her relationship with Charles Stewart Parnell, was the daughter of the second Baronet. Katharine O'Shea, also known as Katie O'Shea, Kitty O'Shea or following her second marriage Katharine Parnell ( 30 January 1846 &ndash Charles Stewart Parnell ( 27 June 1846 &ndash 6 October 1891) was an Irish Protestant landowner nationalist
Wood Baronets, of Hatherley House (1837)
- Sir Matthew Wood, 1st Baronet (1768-1843)
- Sir John Page Wood, 2nd Baronet (1796-1866)
- Sir Francis Wood, 3rd Baronet (1834-1868)
- Sir Matthew Wood, 4th Baronet (1857-1908)
- Sir John Page Wood, 5th Baronet (1860-1912)
- Sir John Stuart Page Wood, 6th Baronet (1898-1955)
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References
- Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Year 1837 ( MDCCCXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990.
- Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page
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