Fernando Wood
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Fernando Wood was an American Democratic Party politician, merchant, and real estate investor who served as the 74th and 76th mayor of New York City. He also represented the city for several terms in
Portrait by Mathew Brady, c. 1860
Wood's career and Southern sympathies were nurtured by Senator and later Secretary of State John C. Calhoun.
Wood's second term in office was marred by the Great Police riot in June 1857.
Portrait by Matthew Brady
Lincoln (film)
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Lincoln is a 2012 American biographical film directed and produced by Steven Spielberg, starring Daniel Day-Lewis as United States President Abraham Lincoln. The film features Sally Field, David Strat
Fernando Wood
…In Martin Scorsese's Gangs of New York, Wood is portrayed by Christian Burgess. In Steven Spielberg's Lincoln, Wood is portrayed by Lee Pace as a leading opponent of the president and of the Thirteenth Amendment. List of members of the United States Congress…
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Steven Spielberg by Gage Skidmore
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