Fernando Wood was elected mayor of New York City
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Fernando Wood was elected mayor of New York City
Description
Pro-South democrat Fernando Wood was elected mayor of New York City on December 6, the same day that The Octoroon opened at the Winter Garden Theatre. Fernando Wood was an American politician of the Democratic Party and the 73rd and the 75th mayor of New York City; he also served as a United States Representative and as Chairman of the Committee on Ways and Means in both the 45th and 46th Congress.
Date
December 6, 1859
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