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Sir Lindsay Wood (1834-1920) was an English Mining Engineer and was a captain in the Northumberland Artillery. He was the son of renowned and celebrated mining engineer Nicholas Wood. Wood married Emma Barrett, fourth daughter of the late Captain Samuel G. Barrett of Heighington Hall, in 1873. They had had 6 children; 4 boys and 2 girls.

Early Life
Born in 1834 at Killingworth Hall, Wood followed in the footsteps of his father Nicholas Wood by training to become a mining engineer. He served his apprenticeship at the Hetton Collieries, of which his father was then manager.

Mining Career
Woods first post was viewer at North Hetton Colliery in 1858.

In 1866 Wood took over his late fathers role as managing director of the Hetton Collieries.

Lindsay Wood was also managing partner of the North Hetton Coal Company and managing director of the Harton Coal Company, and was on the board of John Bowes and Partners, the Netherton Coal Company, the Newcastle Electric Supply Company, the Durham Collieries Electric Supply Company, the Hendon Paper Works, and the north-Eastern Railway Company. Amongst these various roles he was part of various Royal Commissions, among them that on Accidents in Mines, 1870-86, and that on Coal Supplies, 1903-05.

The Royal Commission on Accidents in Mines was appointed in 1879 with the object of inquiring into the elements of danger connected with the working of mines and introducing means to prevent them. Lindsay Wood was one of the first appointed members of this commission. The Engineer notes that it 'may be well to note the fact that the whole of the Commission...gave their services without receiving pay', this therefore showing Woods dedication to the advancement of safety within mines.

As chairman of the Durham Coal Owners Association, and was crucial in maintaining a good relationship between the miners and owners.

In 1897 he was created a Baronet.

North of England Institute of Mining and Mechanical Engineers
Wood was on the time of his death one of the oldest members of the Institute. He was elected membership in 1857, five years after its formation by his father Nicholas Wood. In 1863 he was elected to the Council and became Vice-President in 1869. He was president of NEIMME between the years 1875 to 1878, succeeding Sir William George Armstrong, and between 1902 to 1903, succeeding John George Weeks.

Legacy
Wood died on 22nd September 1920 at his home in Chester-le-Street at the age of 86. Like his father, Wood was dedicated to advancing mining safety and the education of the people involved within mining communities. Before the passing of the Education Act of 1870 he had himself provided an efficient system of elementary schools in the neighbourhood of his own collieries, a true testament to his beliefs in good education.

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