Wood was the son of an nonconformist minister, and his brothers were Herbert George Wood (theologian and academic) and Robert Stanford Wood (educator). He was educated at City of London School and later Jesus College, Cambridge. After graduated from university, he came to Hong Kong as a government cadet in 1899. He had hold a number of posts below:
1899: Cadet
1900: Registrar of the Land Court
1902: NT Police Magistrate
http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkgro/view/g1902/467083.pdf
1904: Members of the NT Land Court
http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkgro/view/g1904/485470.pdf
1905: Assistant Land Officer
1908: Police Magistrate
1909: Second Police Magistrate
http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkgro/view/g1909/12141.pdf
1911: Member of Board of examiners
http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkgro/view/g1911/20016.pdf
Director of Education
http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkgro/view/g1911/20348.pdf
1912: Chairman of the Chinese Vernacular Primary Education Board
http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkgro/view/g1912/25243.pdf
1916: Acting First Police Magistrate
http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkgro/view/g1916/46127.pdf
1918: Acting First Police Magistrate
http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkgro/view/g1918/56544.pdf
1919: Called to the bar
1920: Acting Puisne Judge
http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkgro/view/g1920/66407.pdf
1921: First Police Magistrate
http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkgro/view/g1921/71943.pdf
1922: Member of the Court of the University of Hongkong
http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkgro/view/g1922/76900.pdf
1922: Acting Puisne Judge
http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkgro/view/g1922/77056.pdf
1925: Acting Puisne Judge
http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkgro/view/g1925/93408.pdf
1925-1934: Puisne Judge
http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkgro/view/g1926/98801.pdf
1927: Acting Chief Justice
http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkgro/view/g1927/106779.pdf
1929: Member of the Court of the University of Hongkong
http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkgro/view/g1929/562487.pdf
1930-1932 : Acting Chief Justice
http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkgro/view/g1930/572757.pdf
http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkgro/view/g1932/187171.pdf
1933: Acting Chief Justice
http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkgro/view/g1933/196919.pdf
In 1921, he married Gladys Frances Kember at St John's cathedral. They had a son John Kember Wood (later sir) who was a barrister.
He retired in 1934 at the age of 57 and took up various post in the United Kingdom. He died in 24 September 1953 in his sleep.
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