Whakaotihia te rerenga e whai ake nei: I whanau ia i Goodrich, Michigan i te Oketopa 29, 1861 ki a Paulina M. me Thomas Parmalee Wood i haere mai raua i te hauauru o Niu Ioka. He mema ia o te Democratic National Committee mai i Michigan mai i te 1908 ki te 1916. He mema hoki ia ki te 1912 Democratic National Convention me
Te Huihuinga ā-Motu o te Manapori i te tau 1916. I mate ia i te Paenga-whāwhā 23, 1918 i Pasadena, California. I tanumia ia ki Flint, Michigan i Glenwood Cemetery.