Leonard wood biography

Leonard Wood was born in Winchester, New Hampshire, on 9 October 1860. He was educated at Pierce Academy in Middleboro, Massachusetts. He then attended Harvard Medical School and received his doctor of medicine via an internship at Boston City Hospital in 1884. The next year, he received an interim appointment as a contract surgeon with the Army, then an appointment as an assistant surgeon in the regular Army.

Wood fought in the final Indian Wars and earned a Medal of Honor for his conduct in the Geronimo campaign. In 1890, he married Laura Condit Smith. In 1891 he was promoted to captain. Four years later, he was made assistant attending surgeon in Washington, D.C., responsible for the care of senior government officials, including the president. In 1898, he was made a colonel in the 1st Volunteer Cavalry (the Rough Riders) and led it in its Cuban operations, including at San Juan Hill. Later that year, he was made a brigadier general, and then a major

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Leonard Wood

5th Chief of Staff of the United States Army

For other uses, see Leonard Wood (disambiguation).

Leonard Wood
Wood, c. 1920
In office October 14, 1921 – August 7, 1927
President	Warren G. Harding Calvin Coolidge
Preceded by	Charles Yeater (acting)
Succeeded by	Eugene A. Gilmore (acting)
In office April 22, 1910 – April 21, 1914
Preceded by	J. Franklin Bell
Succeeded by	William W. Wotherspoon
In office July 25, 1903 – April 16, 1906
Deputy	Tasker H. Bliss
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Tasker H. Bliss
In office December 23, 1899 – May 20, 1902
Preceded by	John R. Brooke
Succeeded by	Tomás Estrada Palma(President)
Born	(1860-10-09)October 9, 1860 Winchester, New Hampshire, U.S.
Died	August 7, 1927(1927-08-07) (aged 66) Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Resting place	Arlington National Cemetery
Political party	Republican
Spous • Leonard Wood: surgeon, soldier, administrator Leonard Wood's (1860-1927) 42 years of distinguished service to the United States are covered herein. Wood received the Congressional Medal of Honor for the capture of the Apaches. He was commander of the famous "Rough Riders," and was distinguished for his Cuban labors as Military Governor. As Army Chief of Staff, he and Theodore Roosevelt pursued the problems of military preparedness for America's involvement in World War I. After World War I, Wood quelled disruptive situations caused by growing industrial problems. He became a supporter of veterans' rights, enrolling 27,000 veterans in college and providing them with the necessary education that would help solve the problems of four million veterans. After being operated on successfully for a brain tumor by Harvey Cushing in 1910, he suffered a recurrence while serving his second tour as the Philippines' Military Governor. Returning home, he died in 1927 during the second surgery.