Harry Woods (Illinois politician)
Harry Woods | |
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Woods featured in the Broad Ax (Salt Lake City, Utah) | |
| 22nd Secretary of State of Illinois | |
| In office February 3, 1913 – October 12, 1914 | |
| Governor | Edward F. Dunne |
| Preceded by | Cornelius J. Doyle |
| Succeeded by | Lewis Stevenson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Harry Woods 1863 |
| Died | October 12, 1914 (aged 50–51) |
| Party | Democratic |
| Profession | Investor |
Harry Woods (1863 – October 12, 1914) was an American politician and businessman.
Born in Canada, Woods emigrated to the United States in 1877 and settled in Chicago, Illinois. Woods was a messenger and then, in 1890, worked in the grain trade business. From 1913 until his death in 1914 Woods, a Democrat, served as Illinois Secretary of State. In 1914, he ran unsuccessfully for the U.S. Senate. Later that year Woods killed himself in his garage at his home, with a shotgun.