a cost of $100,000, was the most expensive house in Illinois at that time. An economic decline in 1875 cost Wood his fortune, and creditors forced him to sell his assets, including the stone mansion. It fetched $40,000. Bankrupt, Wood moved back into the Greek Revival mansion he had built four decades earlier. John Wood died at home on June 4, 1880. He was 81. His body is interred in the family plot at Woodland Cemetery, established on 45 acres he donated to the City of Quincy in 1846. John Wood Community College in Quincy is named for the former Governor. A life-size statue of the former governor has been placed in the Illinois State Capitol. References http://www.illinoisancestors.org/governors/wood.html https://web.archive.org/web/20090708160000/http://www.adamscohistory.org/jwmansion.html External links John Wood House in Quincy Illinois 2005–2006 Blue Book 1798 births 1880 deaths Republican Party governors of Illinois Republican Party Illinois state senators Lieutenant Governors of Illinois People from Sempronius, New York People from Quincy, Illinois American city founders 19th-century American politicians