C. B. Wood
Arizona politician
C. B. Wood (Chalmers Barbour Wood) was an Arizona politician who served in the 1st Arizona State Legislature. He was also heavily involved in the Arizona State Fair, was a Maricopa County under-sheriff, had a real estate company, and was postmaster of Phoenix.
Life
Originally from Missouri, Wood was in real estate, being a partner of the firm Wood-O'Neill Real Estate Company (incorporated in 1903). He also served as under-sheriff of Maricopa County.
Wood was appointed secretary of the State Fair, after which it was determined that his appointment meant he had to resign from the state legislature. The Arizona Constitution prohibited any person who held a public office under either federal or state government to be a member of the state legislature. However, when the legislature re-convened in February 1913, Wood was still in the state senate. Apparently it had been decided that this rule did not apply to state or federal positions for which the state legislature had no say in setting the salary. Wood resigned from the State Fair committee in 1914, and its success during his two year tenure was credited largely to him.
In October 1915, Wood was put under investigation by federal investigators for "conduct unbecoming a gentleman toward a lady".
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