William Burnham Woods

1824–1887 · Newark, OH

Judicial Service

CourtTitleAppointed ByCommissionedTermination
U.S. Circuit Courts for the Fifth CircuitJudgeUlysses Grant (Republican)Dec 22, 1869Appointment to Another Judicial Position, Dec 23, 1880
Supreme Court of the United StatesAssociate JusticeRutherford B. Hayes (Republican)Dec 21, 1880Death, May 14, 1887

Education

  • Yale College, A.B., 1845
  • Read law, 1847

Professional Career

Private practice, Newark, Ohio, 1847-1862; Mayor, Newark, Ohio, 1856-1857; State representative, Ohio, 1857-1862; served as speaker and as minority leader; U.S. Army major general, 76th Ohio Infantry, 1862-1866; Private practice, Mobile, Alabama, 1866-1867; Private practice and cotton planter, Montgomery, Alabama, 1867-1868; Chancellor, Middle Chancery Division, Alabama, 1868-1869

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