Robert Wood
2nd United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
In office January 7, 1969 ? January 20, 1969
President	Lyndon B. Johnson
Preceded by	Robert C. Weaver
Succeeded by	George W. Romney
Personal details
Born	( 1923-09-16 ) September 16, 1923 St. Louis , Missouri , U.S.
Died	April 1, 2005 (2005-04-01) (aged 81) Boston , Massachusetts , U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Spouse(s)	Margaret Byers ( m.   1952 )
Children	3, including Frank and Maggie
Education	Princeton University ( BA ) Harvard University ( MA , MPA , PhD )
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch/service	United States Army
Rank	Sergeant
Battles/wars	World War II
Awards	Bronze Star

Robert Coldwell Wood (September 16, 1923 – April 1, 2005) was an American political scientist, academic and politician. He was a professor of political science at MIT . From 1965 to 1969, Wood was the Under Secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development under President Lyndon B. Johnson . For two weeks in January 1969, he was the 2nd United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development .

Wood died from stomach cancer at his home in Boston, Massachusetts , on April 1, 2005 at the age of 81. ^[1]

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