Thomas Wood (21 April 1777 – 26 January 1860) was an English Tory and later Conservative politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1806 to 1847.
[1] Wood was educated at Harrow School from 1788 to 1795 before matriculating at Oriel College, Oxford in 1796.
The family had accumulated considerable estates at Middleham, Yorkshire, Gwernyfed in Wales and Littleton and Astlam in Middlesex.
[3] Wood remained colonel of the Militia and encamped with them at Aldershot in his eightieth year.
Together, they had four sons and two daughters, including:[1] Wood and his wife enjoyed the friendship of members of the royal family.