Bio of WOOD, Harold B. (b.1864), Hennepin Co., MN
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EXTRACTED FROM: History of Minneapolis, Gateway to the Northwest; 
Chicago-Minneapolis, The S J Clarke Publishing Co, 1923; Edited by: Rev. 
Marion Daniel Shutter, D.D., LL.D.; Volume I - Shutter (Historical); 
volume II - Biographical; volume III - Biographical

Vol II, pg 597-598
HAROLD B. WOOD
A successful business man of Minneapolis is Harold B. Wood, a member of Kalman
Wood & Company, investment bonds. He was born in Oxford county, Maine, in 1864,
a son of Charles and Emma (Thurston) Wood, likewise natives of that state, and
members of old and honored families. The father engaged in the real estate
business for many years and won substantial success. His demise occurred in 1874
and was deeply regretted by his family and many friends. Mrs. Wood survived her
husband until 1921. To their union two sons were born, Harold B., whose name
introduces this review, being the youngest.
The private schools of his birthplace afforded Harold B. Wood his early
education and subsequently he became a student at the Phillips Andover Academy.
In 1885 he came to Minneapolis but remained here only a short time, removing to
Jamestown, North Dakota, where he engaged in the general mercantile business. In
1904 he returned to Minneapolis and became associated with the Wells Dickey
Company, as director of the company and manager of the municipal bond
department. He was connected with that concern until March, 1915, when he
acquired an interest in Kalman & Company, investments. The firm was changed to
Kalman, Matteson & Wool and upon the retirement of Mr. Matteson in 1920, the
name was again changed, assuming its present form, Kalman Wood & Company. They
have offices in both St. Paul and Minneapolis, and are widely known for their
integrity and honesty, enjoying an ever-increasing -patronage.
Mr. Wood has been twice married. In Maine, in 1886, was celebrated his marriage
to Miss Cassie Hutchins of Fryeburg, Maine, a daughter of Henry and D. E.
Hutching. The Hutchins family was one of the oldest and most honored in that
section of state. Mrs. Wood died in 1904. She was the mother of one child,
Harold Eaton, who married Margaret Frisbee, and they have two children, Thurston
and Harriett. Harold Eaton Wood is a veteran of the World war, having enlisted
as a private in the Marines, and was stationed at Mare Island, San Francisco,
Quantico, Virginia, and later went to France, where he served one and one-half
years. He was promoted to a captaincy and acted as assistant paymaster of the
American Expeditionary Forces while in France. He received his honorable
discharge with the rank of captain. In 1910 Mr. Harold B. Wood of this review
married Miss Gena Johnson, the ceremony being performed in Minneapolis.
Since attaining his majority Mr. Wood has given his stanch support to the
republican party and the principles for which it stands. He is an active member
of the Minneapolis Civic & Commerce Association and his cooperation can always
be counted upon in the furtherance of any movement for the development and
improve­ment of the community at large. His religious faith is that of the
Presbyterian church. Fraternally he is identified with the Benevolent Protective
Order of Elks and he belongs to the Minneapolis Club and the Minnesota Club.
Along strictly busi­ness lines he holds membership in the Investment Bankers
Association of America and is a director of the Midland National Bank of
Minneapolis. Mr. Wood finds recreation in hunting and fishing and spends a great
deal of his spare time following outdoor sports. He is a man of keen foresight
and discrimination and has been an active factor in the continued success of the
enterprise with which he is connected.