He attended Charlotte Hall Military Academy and served in the Maryland National Guard as a sergeant from 1952 to 1960.

He worked as a partner for Cross and Wood Insurance Brokers from 1993.

[1] Wood served as a member of the Maryland House of Delegates for 28 years (1987 to 2015).

[4][5][6][7][8] In his time he served on the House Appropriations and Legislative Policy Committees and its public safety, administration, and personnel oversight subcommittees.

[1] Wood died at his home in Mechanicsville, Maryland, on June 9, 2023, at the age of 87.