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{{Infobox officeholder
| name                = Captain John Wood
| imagesize           =
| order1              = [[Governor of the Isle of Man]]
| term_start1         = 1761
| term_end1           = 1777
| primeminister1      =
| predecessor1        = [[Basil Cochrane]] (1751–1761)
| successor1          = [[Edward Smith (governor)|Edward Smith]] (1777–1793)
| birth_date          = {{birth-date|1722}}
| birth_place         =
| death_date          = {{death-date and age|30 April 1777|1722}}
| nationality         = [[British people|British]]
| alma_mater          =
}}
'''John Wood''' (1722 – 30 April 1777<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=John Wood, 1761-1777|url=http://www.isle-of-man.com/manxnotebook/people/govrnors/wood.htm|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=29 October 2020|website=A Manx Notebook}}</ref>) was a military officer in the [[British Army]] and [[Governor of the Isle of Man]] from 1761 until his death in 1777.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Governor John Wood Memorial, Chancel wall, St Mary's Church, Castletown|url=https://www.imuseum.im/search/archive_record/view/6140?id=mnh-museum-698079&type=archive&tab=all&from=6140&term=&size=20&sort=&filter=&view=&images=true&ttmgp=0&rfname=&rlname=&machine=&race=&raceyear=&linked=0&pos=6146|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=29 October 2020|website=iMuseum}}</ref>
Wood was born in 1722 at Carse near [[Dumfries]] in [[Scotland]]. He was a captain in the British Army before he began his political career.<ref name=":0" />
He was appointed as Captain-in-Chief and later Governor of the Isle of Man by [[James Murray, 2nd Duke of Atholl]] in 1761. Later in 1765, he appointed Governor of the Isle of Man by [[George III|King George III]].<ref name=":0" /> He was the first governor to be appointed directly by the [[Monarchy of the United Kingdom|British monarch]], rather than by the [[Earl of Derby]] or the [[Duke of Atholl]].<ref>{{Cite book|last=Winterbottom|first=Derek|title=Governors of the Isle of Man since 1765|publisher=The Manx Heritage Foundation|year=1999|isbn=|location=Douglas|pages=}}</ref> [[Lieutenant Governor of the Isle of Man|Lieutenant Governor]] Henry Hope acted as his deputy.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Governors 1765-1863|url=https://www.tynwald.org.im/education/history/1867/Pages/governors.aspx|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=29 October 2020|website=Tynwald}}</ref>
There is a memorial plaque to Captain Wood in St Mary's Church, [[Castletown, Isle of Man|Castletown]].<ref name=":1" />
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