Silas Wood (September 14, 1769 – March 2, 1847) was a U.S. Representative from New York.

Silas Wood
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 1st district
In office March 4, 1819 – March 3, 1829
Preceded by	Tredwell Scudder
Succeeded by	James Lent
Personal details
Born	(1769-09-14)September 14, 1769 West Hills, Province of New York, British America
Died	March 2, 1847(1847-03-02) (aged 77) Huntington, New York, U.S.
Political party	Federalist Adams-Clay Federalist Adams

Born in West Hills on Long Island in the Province of New York, Wood pursued classical studies. He graduated from Princeton College in 1789 and during the five succeeding years was a teacher at that institution. He studied law. He was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Huntington, New York. He was appointed district attorney of Suffolk County in 1818 and 1821.

Wood was elected to the Sixteenth and to the four succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1819 – March 3, 1829). He served as chairman of the Committee on Expenditures in the Department of State (Seventeenth and Eighteenth Congresses). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1828 to the Twenty-first Congress. He died in Huntington, New York, March 2, 1847. He was interred in the Old Public Cemetery on Main Street. Silas Wood Sixth Grade Center of South Huntington School District is named after Wood.