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John Chesterfield Woodson (December 25, 1823 – April 24, 1875) was a nineteenth-century American lawyer and politician from Virginia.[1]
John C. Woodson | |
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Member of the Virginia House of Delegates from the Rockingham County, Virginia district | |
In office October 5, 1869 – December 5, 1871 | |
Preceded by | John T. Harris |
Succeeded by | S.A. Coffman |
Member of the Virginia House of Delegates from the Rockingham County district | |
In office December 4, 1865 – April 29, 1867 Serving with W.G. Thompson, H.B. Harnsberger | |
Preceded by | John T. Harris |
Succeeded by | Philo Bradley |
Personal details | |
Born | December 25, 1823 Richmond, Virginia, U.S. |
Died | April 24, 1875 Harrisonburg, Virginia, U.S. |
Spouse | Sarah |
Alma mater | University of Virginia |
Occupation | Lawyer |
Woodson was born on Christmas Day, 1823 in Richmond to Jacob Woodson and Elizabeth Brown.[2] He graduated from the University of Virginia, attending 1848–51.[3] He married Sarah E. Amiss in Highland County, Virginia on November 16, 1848, and they had children Edmund (b. 1849), Andrew Dyer (b. 1851), Katherine Elizabeth (1854-1944), Frank (b. 1857), Robert Lee (1862-1933), Thomas Chapman(b. 1868) and John H. (b. 1869)[4]
In 1847, Woodson moved to Harrisonburg, Virginia, practiced law and was elected Commonwealth's Attorney there.[5]
During the American Civil War, Woodson was elected to represent Rockingham County in the House of Delegates alongside Charles Grattan and John H. Hopkins, but resigned and S.A. Coffman was elected in his place.[6][7]
As Virginia's Presidential Reconstruction began, Rockingham County voters again elected Woodson to the General Assembly for the session from 1865 to 1867, and he served alongside W.G. Thompson and H.B. Harnsberger.[8]
In 1867, Rockingham County voters elected Conservatives Woodson and Jacob N. Liggett to represent them in the Virginia Constitutional Convention of 1868.[9]
John C. Woodson died in Harrisonburg, Virginia on April 24, 1875, and was buried in Woodbine cemetery.[10]
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