Joseph A. Woodward
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Joseph Addison Woodward | |
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John Campbell | |
| Succeeded by | Laurence M. Keitt |
| Member of the South Carolina House of Representatives from Fairfield District | |
| In office November 23, 1840 – December 17, 1841 | |
| In office November 24, 1834 – December 19, 1835 | |
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| Born | April 11, 1806 Winnsboro, South Carolina |
| Died | August 3, 1885 (aged 79) Talladega, Alabama |
| Resting place | Talladega, Alabama |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Alma mater | University of South Carolina |
| Profession | lawyer |
Joseph Addison Woodward (April 11, 1806 – August 3, 1885) was an American politician who served as a U.S. Representative from South Carolina.
He was son of
University of South Carolina at Columbia
. He was admitted to the bar and practiced law.
Woodward served as member of the State house of representatives from 1834 to 1835 from 1840 to 1841.
Woodward was elected as a Democrat to the Twenty-eighth and to the four succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1853). He declined to be a candidate for reelection in 1852 to the Thirty-third Congress.
He relocated to Alabama and resumed his legal career after leaving Congress.
Woodward was a slave owner.[1]
He died in Talladega, Alabama, on August 3, 1885. He was interred in Oak Hill Cemetery.
References
- ^ Weil, Julie Zauzmer; Blanco, Adrian; Dominguez, Leo. "More than 1,800 congressmen once enslaved Black people. This is who they were, and how they shaped the nation". Washington Post. Retrieved 2023-02-20.
Sources
- United States Congress. "Joseph A. Woodward (id: W000732)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
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