| |  WOODSON:
See also
Frederick
Bates —
James
Woodson Bates —
Edward
Bates —
Julia
Woodson Edman —
Thomas
Jordan Jarvis —
Woodson
I. Ligon —
Woodson
Ratcliffe Oglesby —
Woodson
Taylor Slater —
Gustavus
Woodson Smith —
William
Woodson Trent |
| | Woodson,
Belmont See J. Belmont
Woodson |
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Woodson, C. C. —
of Brownwood, Brown
County, Tex.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas, 1956.
Still living as of 1956.
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Woodson, Daniel
(1824-1894) —
of Lynchburg,
Va.; Leavenworth, Leavenworth
County, Kan.; Coffeyville, Montgomery
County, Kan.
Born May 13,
1824.
Son of Stephen Woodson (1786-c.1831) and Jane (Woodson) Woodson (died
1824).
Newspaper
editor and publisher; secretary
of Kansas Territory, 1854-57; Governor of
Kansas Territory, 1855, 1855, 1856, 1856, 1857.
Died in Claremore, Rogers
County, Indian Territory (now Okla.), October
5, 1894 (age 70 years, 145
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Woodson, David Meade
(1806-1877) —
also known as David M. Woodson —
of Carrollton, Greene
County, Ill.
Born near Nicholasville, Jessamine
County, Ky., 1806.
Son of Samuel Hughes Woodson (1779-1827) and
Anna Randolph (Meade) Woodson.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1833; delegate
to Illinois state constitutional convention Greene County, 1847;
justice
of Illinois state supreme court, 1848; circuit judge in Illinois;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1868.
Died in Carrollton, Greene
County, Ill., 1877
(age about
71 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Woodson, George H. —
of Oskaloosa, Mahaska
County, Iowa.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Iowa, 1900.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| | Woodson,
Howard, Jr. See S. Howard Woodson,
Jr. |
| | Woodson, J.
A. See James Alexander
Woodson |
| |
Woodson, J. Belmont —
of Virginia.
Democrat. Candidate for Presidential Elector for Virginia, 1928.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Woodson, James Alexander
(1848-1908) —
also known as J. A. Woodson —
of Pine Bluff, Jefferson
County, Ark.; Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark.
Born in Rockingham
County, N.C., July 14,
1848.
Son of Dr. James Turner Woodson (1822-1851) and Mary E. (Smith)
Woodson (died 1851).
Grocer; paving
contractor; railroad
builder; mayor
of Little Rock, Ark., 1895-1900.
Died in Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark., October
19, 1908 (age 60 years, 97
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Woodson, James E. —
of Hutchinson, Reno
County, Kan.; Topeka, Shawnee
County, Kan.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Kansas,
1956,
1964.
Still living as of 1964.
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Woodson, Jamie —
of Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Tennessee, 2008.
Still living as of 2008.
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| |
Woodson, John Archibald (b.
1843) —
of Meagher
County, Mont.; Washington
County, Miss.; Miles City, Custer
County, Mont.
Born in Columbia, Boone
County, Mo., May 28,
1843.
Son of Warren Woodson (1796-1868) and Amanda Berry (Dick) Woodson
(born 1811).
Democrat. Meagher
County Sheriff; member of Montana state legislature.
Baptist.
Burial
location unknown.
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Woodson, John McDowell (b.
1834) —
also known as John M. Woodson —
of Carrollton, Greene
County, Ill.; Carlinville, Macoupin
County, Ill.; St.
Louis, Mo.
Born near Nicholasville, Jessamine
County, Ky., June 5,
1834.
Son of David Meade Woodson and Lucy Nash
(McDowell) Woodson.
Engineer;
lawyer;
delegate
to Illinois state constitutional convention Greene County, 1862;
member of Illinois
state senate, 1867-69; attorney for several railroads.
Burial
location unknown.
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Woodson, S. Howard, Jr.
(c.1916-1999) —
of Trenton, Mercer
County, N.J.
Born about 1916.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Jersey,
1964;
member of New
Jersey state house of assembly, 1974-76.
African
ancestry.
Died July 28,
1999 (age about 83
years).
Interment at Ewing
Cemetery, Ewing Township, Mercer County, N.J.
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Woodson, Samuel Hughes
(1779-1827) —
of near Nicholasville, Jessamine
County, Ky.; Frankfort, Franklin
County, Ky.
Born in Albemarle
County, Va., 1779.
Son of Tucker Woodson (c.1744-1779) and Elizabeth (Moore) Woodson.
Lawyer;
Jessamine
County Court Clerk, 1803-19; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 2nd District, 1821-23; member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1825-26.
Died near Nicholasville, Jessamine
County, Ky., 1827
(age about
48 years).
Interment at Crocket
Burying Ground, Nicholasville, Ky.
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Woodson, Samuel Hughes
(1815-1881) —
also known as Samuel H. Woodson —
of Independence, Jackson
County, Mo.
Born in Jessamine
County, Ky., 1815.
Son of Samuel Hughes Woodson (1779-1827) and
Anna (Randolph) Woodson.
Lawyer;
delegate
to Missouri state constitutional convention 25th District,
1845-46; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 5th District, 1857-61; circuit judge
in Missouri.
Died in 1881
(age about
66 years).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Independence, Mo.
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Woodson, Silas
(1819-1896) —
of Knox
County, Ky.; St. Joseph, Buchanan
County, Mo.
Born near Barbourville, Knox
County, Ky., May 18,
1819.
Son of Wade Netherland Woodson and Alice (Chick) Woodson.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1842, 1853-55; delegate to
Kentucky state constitutional convention, 1849; secretary of
state of Missouri, 1860-70; Governor of
Missouri, 1873-75; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Missouri, 1876;
circuit judge in Missouri, 1881-96.
Protestant;
later Catholic.
Died October
9, 1896 (age 77 years, 144
days).
Interment at Mt.
Mora Cemetery, St. Joseph, Mo.
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Relatives: Third
cousin once removed of Frederick
Bates, James
Woodson Bates and Edward
Bates; first cousin of Samuel Hughes Woodson
(1779-1827); son of Wade Netherland Woodson and Alice (Chick)
Woodson; first cousin once removed of Tucker
Woodson, David Meade Woodson and Samuel Hughes Woodson (1815-1881); married, September
13, 1842, to Mary Jane McRoberts (1825-1845); married, July 27,
1846, to Olivia Adams (1828-1856); married, December
27, 1866, to Virginia Juliet Lard (1846-1907); third cousin twice
removed of Daniel Woodson and John Archibald Woodson; first cousin twice
removed of John McDowell Woodson; third
cousin thrice removed of James Alexander
Woodson and Urey Woodson. See
Woodson
family of Kentucky. |
| | | See also National
Governors Association biography |
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Woodson, T. L. —
of Alderson, Greenbrier
County, W.Va.
Republican. Chair of
Greenbrier County Republican Party, 1917.
Burial
location unknown.
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| |
Woodson, Tucker
(1804-1874) —
of Jessamine
County, Ky.
Born near Nicholasville, Jessamine
County, Ky., November
4, 1804.
Son of Anna Randolph (Meade) Woodson and Samuel
Hughes Woodson (1779-1827).
Whig. Lawyer;
member of Kentucky
state house of representatives; member of Kentucky
state senate; Jessamine
County Judge.
Died July 8,
1874 (age 69 years, 246
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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| |
Woodson, Urey (1859-1939) —
of Owensboro, Daviess
County, Ky.
Born in Madisonville, Hopkins
County, Ky., August
16, 1859.
Son of Samuel Charles Woodson (1825-1907) and Rebecca Jane
(Hawthorne) Woodson.
Democrat. Newspaper
editor and publisher; Kentucky
railroad commissioner, 1891-95; member of Democratic
National Committee from Kentucky, 1896-1912, 1916-18, 1924-28; Secretary
of Democratic National Committee, 1904-12; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Kentucky, 1932;
Convention Secretary, 1908,
1912.
Presbyterian.
Died in Owensboro, Daviess
County, Ky., August 6,
1939 (age 79 years, 355
days).
Interment at Rosehill
Elmwood Cemetery, Owensboro, Ky.
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