OVERVIEW:

FULL NAME:
William Burnham Woods

BORN:
August 3, 1824
Newark, Ohio

DIED:
May 14, 1887 (age 62)
Washington, DC

EDUCATION:
Yale College (AB, 1845)
Read Law (1847)

POLITICAL PARTY:
Democratic (Before 1863)
Republican (1863–1887)

HIGHLIGHTS:
1847-1862:
Practiced Law in Newark, Ohio
1856-1857:
Mayor of Newark, Ohio
1857-1862:
Ohio State Representative,
Served as Speaker and Minority Leader
1862-1866:
U.S. Army Major General, 76th Ohio Infantry
1866-1867:
Practiced Law in Mobile, Alabama
1867-1868:
Attorney and Cotton Planter in Mobile. Alabama
1868-1869:
Chancellor, Middle Chancery Division, Alabama
1869-1880:
Judge, U.S. Circuit Courts for the Fifth Circuit 
1881-1887;
Associate Justice, U.S. Supreme Court 

RESOURCES:
Biographical Directory of Federal Judges
Congressional Quarterly
Supreme Court Historical Society
Oyez
New Georgia Encyclopedia
Wikipedia

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