Sir John Wood (died 20 August 1484) was Speaker of the House of Commons of England between January 1483 and February 1483.^[1]

He was probably born in Sussex, the son of another John Wood.

In 1444, he began a long career in the Treasury, holding the offices of under-treasurer of the exchequer (1452–1453 and 1480–1483), Keeper of the Great Wardrobe of the Household (c. 1458–1460), and Treasurer of the Exchequer (1483–1484).

He was appointed High Sheriff of Sussex and Surrey for 1475 and was elected knight of the shire for Sussex in 1449-50, for Surrey in 1460-61, Sussex in 1472-75, Surrey in 1478 and January 1483. During the latter Parliament, he was elected speaker of the house for a brief period in 1483, after which he was knighted. He may also have served in the 1484 Parliament.^[2]

He died in 1484. He had married twice: firstly Elizabeth, daughter and coheir of John Michell, Lord Mayor of London, and widow of the former royal physician Thomas Morstede, and secondly Margery, daughter of Sir Roger Lewkenor of Trotton in Sussex. He had no children.

References

^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 June 2009. Retrieved 20 May 2009.((cite web)): CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ Wedgwood, Josiah C. (1936). History Of Parliament (1439-1509). p. 567.

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Political offices Preceded byJames Strangeways Speaker of the House of Commons 1483 Succeeded byWilliam Catesby Preceded byHenry Bourchier Lord High Treasurer 1483–1484 Succeeded byJohn Tuchet

v t e English Lord High Treasurers under the House of York (1461–1470; 1471–1485)
Edward IV (1461–1470) (1471–April 1483)	John Tiptoft, 1st Earl of Worcester (1462–1463) Edmund Grey, 1st Earl of Kent (1463–1464) Walter Blount, 1st Baron Mountjoy (1464–1465) Richard Woodville, 1st Earl Rivers (1466–August 1469) John Langstrother (August–October 1469) William Grey (October 1469–July 1470) John Tiptoft, 1st Earl of Worcester (July–October 1470) Henry Bourchier, 1st Earl of Essex (April 1471–April 1483)
Edward V (April–June 1483)	John Wood (May–June 1483)
Richard III (June 1483–1485)	John Wood (June 1483–1484) John Tuchet, 6th Baron Audley (1484–1485)

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14th century	de Shareshull De la Mare Hungerford De la Mare Pickering Guildesborough Waldegrave Pickering Bussy Cheney Doreward Savage Redford Savage
15th century	Esturmy Tiptoft Chaucer Stourton Doreward Hungerford Chaucer Redman Beauchamp Flower Hunt Chaucer Baynard Flower Russell Walton Vernon Tyrell Alington I Tyrell Russell Hunt Bowes Tyrell Burley W. Tresham Burley W. Tresham Say Popham I W. Tresham Oldhall Thorpe Charlton Wenlock T. Tresham Green Strangeways Say Alington II Wood Catesby Lovell Mordaunt Fitzwilliam Empson Drury Englefield
16th century	Dudley Englefield Sheffield Nevill More Audley Wingfield Rich Hare Moyle Baker Dyer Pollard Broke Higham Cordell Gargrave T. Williams Onslow Wray Bell Popham II Puckering Snagge Coke Yelverton
17th century	Croke Phelips R. Crewe Richardson T. Crewe H. Finch J. Finch Glanville Lenthall Pelham Lenthall Rous (Barebones Parliament) Lenthall Widdrington (2nd Protectorate Parliament) Chute, Long & Bampfield (3rd Protectorate Parliament) Lenthall Grimston Turnour Charlton Seymour Sawyer Seymour Gregory W. Williams Trevor Powle Trevor Foley Littleton
18th century	Harley Smith

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18th century	Smith R. Onslow Bromley Hanmer Compton A. Onslow Cust Norton Cornwall Grenville Addington

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19th century	Addington Mitford Abbot Manners-Sutton Abercromby Shaw-Lefevre Denison Brand Peel Gully
20th century	Lowther Whitley FitzRoy Brown Morrison Hylton-Foster King Lloyd Thomas Weatherill Boothroyd Martin
21st century	Martin Bercow Hoyle