He was born at Goodrich , Michigan on October 29 , 1861 to Paulina M. and Thomas Parmalee Wood both of whom came from western New York . He was member of the Democratic National Committee from Michigan from 1908 to 1916 . He was also a delegate to 1912 Democratic National Convention and 1916 Democratic National Convention . He died on April 23 , 1918 in Pasadena , California . He was buried in Flint , Michigan in Glenwood Cemetery . Edwin Orin Wood , was a member of an old family which had made its home in the United States from pre-revolutionary days . His ancestors fought in the War for American Independence , and were ever moving out from the more settled regions of the country and seeking the frontier . Mr. Wood 's parents , Thomas Parmelee and Paulina Wood , were Michigan pioneers , having removed to that State from Western New York prior to the Civil War . They settled at the town of Goodrich , Michigan , and there made their home until their deaths , their married life extending over a period of sixty-two years
1912 Democratic National Convention
1912 Democratic National Convention
Edwin Orin Wood