Wood, William, 1671-1730
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Name (Latin)
Wood, William, 1671-1730
Other forms of name
Wood, Mr. (William), 1671-1730
Date of birth
1671
Date of death
1730
Gender
male
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Sources of Information
- A Defence of the conduct of the people of Ireland in their unanimous refusal of Mr. Wood's copper-money [MI] 1724.
- DNB(Wood, William, 1671-1730; ironmaster of Wolverhampton)
Wikipedia description:
William Wood (1671–1730) was an English hardware manufacturer, ironmaster, and mintmaster, notorious for receiving a contract to strike an issue of Irish coinage from 1722 to 1724. He also struck the 'Rosa Americana' coins of British America during the same period. Wood's coinage was extremely unpopular in Ireland, occasioning controversy as to its constitutionality and economic sense, notably in Jonathan Swift's Drapier's Letters. The coinage was recalled and exported to the colonies of British America. Subsequently, Wood developed a novel but ineffective means of producing iron, which he exploited as part of a fraudulent investment scheme.
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