Robert E. Wood

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Robert E. Wood
Birth nameRobert Elkington Wood
Born(1879-06-13)June 13, 1879
Kansas City, Missouri, US
DiedNovember 6, 1969(1969-11-06) (aged 90)
Lake Forest, Illinois, US
Buried
Lake Forest Cemetery
AllegianceUnited States
Service / branchUnited States Army
Years of service1900–1915
1917–1919
Rank Brigadier general
Battles / warsPhilippine–American War

World War I

AwardsDistinguished Service Medal
Legion of Honour-Chevalier (France)
Order of St Michael and St George (Great Britain)
Spouse(s)Mary Hardwick
Relations2 daughters
Other workBusiness executive
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Robert Elkington Wood (June 13, 1879 – November 6, 1969) was an American military officer and business executive. After retiring from the U.S. Army as a brigadier general, Wood had a successful career as a corporate executive, most notably with Sears, Roebuck and Company. A Republican, Wood was a leader in the Old Right American Conservatism movement from the 1920s through the 1960s as well as a key financial backer of the America First Committee prior to the United States' entry into World War II.

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