John Roskruge WOOD (aka Pa ) [1877-1953]

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.