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The Political Graveyard: Index to Politicians: Wood-simons to Woodburry

  • ️Lawrence Kestenbaum

WOODA (Soundex W300) — See also OUIDA, WADDEY, WADDY, WADY, WEDDA, WEEDA, WIDDI, WOOD, WOODALL, WOODARD, WOODARDS, WOODKA, WOODY.


WOODALL (Soundex W340) — See also ADLOW, ALLWOOD, CASTRODALE, DALL, GOODALE, GOODALL, LADOW, MCCORQUODALE, WALDO, WOOD, WOODA, WOODARD, WOODARDS, WOODDALL, WOODELL, WOODFALL.


  WOODALL: See also A. Woodall Cochran — Woodall Rodgers
  Woodall, A. W. — Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maryland, 1908. Burial location unknown.
  Woodall, Alfred — of Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y. Communist. Candidate for New York state assembly from Kings County 2nd District, 1935. Burial location unknown.
  Woodall, Allen, Jr. — of Columbus, Muscogee County, Ga. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Georgia, 1968. Still living as of 1968.
  Woodall, Annabel — of Memphis, Shelby County, Tenn. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Tennessee, 2008; Republican Presidential Elector for Tennessee, 2012 (voted for Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan). Female. Still living as of 2012.
  Woodall, Annie — of Berkeley, Alameda County, Calif. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from California, 1936. Female. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Woodall, Bud See W. Carvel Woodall
  Woodall, Carvel See W. Carvel Woodall
  Woodall, Darlene — of Little Rock, Pulaski County, Ark. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Arkansas, 1996. Female. Still living as of 1996.
  Woodall, Howard — of Paducah, McCracken County, Ky. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Kentucky, 1956. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Woodall, James — Libertarian. Libertarian candidate for Presidential Elector for Arkansas, 2016 (on behalf of Gary E. Johnson and William F. Weld). Still living as of 2016.
  Woodall, Melissa — Libertarian. Libertarian candidate for Presidential Elector for Arkansas, 2016 (on behalf of Gary E. Johnson and William F. Weld). Female. Still living as of 2016.
  Woodall, Paul A. — of Marion, Crittenden County, Ky. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Kentucky, 1948. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Woodall, Rob See William Robert Woodall
  Woodall, Mrs. Ross — of Huntsville, Walker County, Tex. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas, 1944. Female. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Woodall, Seth — of Johnston County, N.C. Member of North Carolina house of commons from Johnston County, 1862-63. Burial location unknown.
  Woodall, Tommy — of Eden, Rockingham County, N.C. Candidate for mayor of Eden, N.C., 2009. Still living as of 2009.
  Woodall, W. Carvel — also known as Bud Woodall — of Tallassee, Elmore County, Ala. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Alabama, 1936 (alternate), 1940 (alternate), 1956. Burial location unknown.
  Woodall, W. H. — of Huntsville, Walker County, Tex. Postmaster at Huntsville, Tex., 1887. Burial location unknown.
  Woodall, William Robert (b. 1970) — also known as Rob Woodall — of Lawrenceville, Gwinnett County, Ga. Born in Athens, Clarke County, Ga., February 11, 1970. Republican. Staff member (ultimately chief of staff) for U.S. Rep. John Linder, 1994-2010; lawyer; U.S. Representative from Georgia 7th District, 2011-. Methodist. Still living as of 2018.

WOODARD (Soundex W363) — See also DARWOOD, DOWARD, GODARD, GOODART, STODARD, WOOD, WOODA, WOODALL, WOODARDS, WOODLARD, WOODWARD, WOODYARD.


  WOODARD: See also Charles Brantley Aycock — William S. Ballenger III — Clara W. Beardsley — Joseph Wellington Byrns — Louis Woodard Emerson — Peter Woodard Galbraith — Pam Iorio — Albert Davis Lasker — Leon Douglas Ralph
  Woodard, (need first name) — of Owosso, Shiawassee County, Mich. Republican. Mayor of Owosso, Mich.; elected 1880. Burial location unknown.
  Woodard, A. Price, Jr. — of Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kan. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Kansas, 1968; mayor of Wichita, Kan., 1970-71. Still living as of 1971.
  Woodard, Allen — of Andalusia, Covington County, Ala. Democrat. Chair of Covington County Democratic Party, 2003. Still living as of 2003.
  Woodard, Charles Fuller (1848-1907) — also known as Charles F. Woodard — of Bangor, Penobscot County, Maine. Born in Bangor, Penobscot County, Maine, April 19, 1848. Lawyer; justice of Maine state supreme court, 1906-07; died in office 1907. Died in Bangor, Penobscot County, Maine, June 17, 1907 (age 59 years, 59 days). Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery, Bangor, Maine.
  Woodard, Clara Eleanor See Clara W. Beardsley
  Woodard, Daniel D. — of Washington County, N.Y. Democrat. Candidate for New York state assembly from Washington County, 1915. Burial location unknown.
  Woodard, Daryl — of Tulsa, Tulsa County, Okla. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Oklahoma, 2008. Still living as of 2008.
  Woodard, Dean W. — Democrat. Candidate for Texas state board of education 9th District, 2002. Still living as of 2002.
  Woodard, Dempsey T. — of Illinois. Democrat. Candidate for U.S. Representative from Illinois, 1918 (25th District), 1922 (24th District); candidate for Illinois state senate 48th District, 1940. Burial location unknown.
  Woodard, Don — of Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Tex. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas, 1960. Still living as of 1960.
  Woodard, Duane — of Colorado. Colorado state attorney general, 1983-91. Still living as of 1991.
  Woodard, E. F. See Ernest Franklin Woodard
  Woodard, Edward M. — of Indiana. Prohibition candidate for U.S. Representative from Indiana 5th District, 1908. Burial location unknown.
  Woodard, Ernest Franklin (b. 1887) — also known as E. F. Woodard — of Chester, Thayer County, Neb. Born in Edgar, Clay County, Neb., May 21, 1887. Republican. Farmer; Thayer County Commissioner; chair of Thayer County Republican Party, 1940. Methodist. Member, Farm Bureau; Freemasons; Order of the Eastern Star. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Franklin David Woodard and Rebecca (Turner) Woodard; married, December 4, 1917, to Beulah Ethel Olmstead.
  Woodard, Frederick Augustus (1854-1915) — also known as Frederick A. Woodard — of Wilson, Wilson County, N.C. Born in Wilson, Wilson County, N.C., February 12, 1854. Democrat. U.S. Representative from North Carolina 2nd District, 1893-97. Died in Wilson, Wilson County, N.C., May 8, 1915 (age 61 years, 85 days). Interment at Maplewood Cemetery, Wilson, N.C.
  Woodard, Gene B. — of Omaha, Douglas County, Neb. Independent candidate for Presidential Elector for Nebraska, 2012 (on behalf of Randall A. Terry and Marjorie Smith). Still living as of 2012.
  Woodard, Granville O. — U.S. Vice Consul in Tientsin, as of 1924-26. Burial location unknown.
  Woodard, Hayden — of Junction, Kimble County, Tex. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas, 1980. Still living as of 1980.
  Woodard, J. M. See James Madison Woodard
  Woodard, James Madison (b. 1881) — also known as J. M. Woodard — of Aurora, Hamilton County, Neb. Born in St. Joseph, Buchanan County, Mo., September 30, 1881. Democrat. Physician; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; medical examiner and surgeon for Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad; chair of Hamilton County Democratic Party, 1940. Member, Delta Tau Delta; American Legion; Forty and Eight; Rotary; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; American Medical Association. Burial location unknown.
  Woodard, James S. — of Edgecombe County, N.C. Member of North Carolina house of commons from Edgecombe County, 1860-61, 1866-67. Burial location unknown.
  Woodard, Jane C. — of Wolcott, New Haven County, Conn. Republican. Delegate to Connecticut state constitutional convention 5th District, 1965. Female. Still living as of 1965.
  Woodard, John E. — of Wilson, Wilson County, N.C. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1904 (member, Committee to Notify Presidential Nominee). Burial location unknown.
  Woodard, Jon — of St. Augustine, St. Johns County, Fla. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Florida, 2008. Still living as of 2008.
  Woodard, Kevin — Libertarian. Libertarian candidate for Presidential Elector for Illinois, 2020 (on behalf of Jo Jorgensen and Jeremy Cohen). Still living as of 2020.
  Woodard, Loretta — of Princeton, Johnston County, N.C. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 2004. Female. Still living as of 2004.
  Woodard, Mabel — Prohibition candidate for Presidential Elector for California, 1972. Female. Still living as of 1972.
  Woodard, Martha Pier — Republican. Republican Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1925. Female. Burial location unknown.
  Woodard, Orville L. — of Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo. Democrat. Mayor of Farmington, Mo., 1963. Still living as of 1963.
  Woodard, Paul J. — of Oswego County, N.Y. Democrat. Candidate for New York state assembly from Oswego County, 1932; candidate for U.S. Representative from New York 32nd District, 1936. Burial location unknown.
  Woodard, Paul S., Jr. — Republican. Candidate for Texas state house of representatives 11th District, 2000. Still living as of 2000.
  Woodard, Price, Jr. See A. Price Woodard Jr.
  Woodard, Quintus — American Delta candidate for Presidential Elector for Tennessee, 2016 (on behalf of Rocky de la Fuente and Michael Steinberg). Still living as of 2016.
  Woodard, Raynor — of Conway, Northampton County, N.C. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1952. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Woodard, Roy F. (b. 1881) — of Ellsinore, Carter County, Mo. Born in Windsor, Henry County, Mo., April 24, 1881. Republican. Farmer; member of Missouri state house of representatives from Carter County, 1921-22. Burial location unknown.
  Woodard, Simeon T. — of Jackson, Clarke County, Ala. Postmaster at Jackson, Ala., 1901. Burial location unknown.
  Woodard, Tipton G. — Independent candidate for Presidential Elector for Ohio, 2016 (on behalf of Evan McMullin and Nathan Johnson). Still living as of 2016.
  Woodard, Wayne W. — of Fairfield, Solano County, Calif. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from California, 1952. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Woodard, William B. — of Brunswick, Cumberland County, Maine. Democrat. Postmaster at Brunswick, Maine, 1887-91. Burial location unknown.

WOODBERRY (Soundex W316) — See also BERRY, BROADBERRY, BRODBERG, FLODBERG, GADBERRY, GODBER, ODBERT, SUDBERRY, WOODBRIDGE, WOODBURN, WOODBURRY, WOODBURY.



  WOODBRIDGE: See also John Bascom — John Woodbridge Beal — Benjamin Beuhring Brown — Maro Spaulding Chapman — Woodbridge Nathan Ferris — William Sharpless Jackson — Charles Gould Morris — Elias Perkins — Stephen Clarendon Phillips — William Pitkin — Robert Walker Tayler — Robert Walker Tayler — Woodbridge Strong Van Dyke II
  Woodbridge, Mrs. Bradford See Cora M. Woodbridge
  Woodbridge, Cora M. (1862-1949) — also known as Cora M. Utter; Mrs. Bradford Woodbridge — of Roseville, Placer County, Calif. Born in California, September 30, 1862. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from California, 1920. Female. Died in Sacramento, Sacramento County, Calif., June 14, 1949 (age 86 years, 257 days). Burial location unknown.
  Woodbridge, Dudley (1782-1844) — of Manchester, Hartford County, Conn. Born in Manchester, Hartford County, Conn., April 20, 1782. Member of Connecticut state house of representatives from Manchester, 1831. Died in Manchester, Hartford County, Conn., October 13, 1844 (age 62 years, 176 days). Interment at East Cemetery, Manchester, Conn.
  Woodbridge, Enoch (1750-1805) — of Vergennes, Addison County, Vt. Born in Stockbridge, Berkshire County, Mass., December 25, 1750. Justice of Vermont state supreme court, 1794-1800. Died in Vergennes, Addison County, Vt., July 14, 1805 (age 54 years, 201 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Timothy Woodbridge and Abigail (Day) Woodbridge; married to Nancy Winchell; grandfather of Frederick Enoch Woodbridge; second great-grandson of William Leete; second cousin once removed of William Woodbridge; second cousin thrice removed of George Douglas Perkins; third cousin of Joseph Silliman (1756-1829) and Timothy Pitkin; third cousin once removed of Benjamin Tallmadge, Oliver Wolcott Jr., Frederick Wolcott, Dudley Woodbridge and Joseph Silliman (c.1786-1850); third cousin twice removed of Frederick Augustus Tallmadge, Edward Green Bradford and Joseph Fitch Silliman; third cousin thrice removed of Joseph Lyman Huntington, Roger Calvin Leete, Roger Wolcott, Delos Fall, Edward Green Bradford II and Lewis Wardlaw Haskell; fourth cousin once removed of Martin Chittenden, Leonard White, John Appleton and Jane Pierce.
  Political family: Seymour family of New York and Connecticut (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Woodbridge, Frederick Enoch (1818-1888) — also known as Frederick E. Woodbridge — of Vergennes, Addison County, Vt. Born in Vergennes, Addison County, Vt., August 29, 1818. Republican. Lawyer; member of Vermont state house of representatives, 1849, 1857-58; Vermont state auditor of accounts, 1850-53; member of Vermont state senate, 1860-62; U.S. Representative from Vermont 1st District, 1863-69. Died in Vergennes, Addison County, Vt., April 25, 1888 (age 69 years, 240 days). Interment at Prospect Cemetery, Vergennes, Vt.
  Woodbridge, G. M. — of Washington County, Ohio. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1856. Burial location unknown.
  Woodbridge, Henry Hall (1843-1878) — also known as Henry H. Woodbridge — of Savannah, Chatham County, Ga. Born in Savannah, Chatham County, Ga., November 14, 1843. Insurance agent; Vice-Consul for Portugal in Savannah, Ga., 1870-77. Died September 9, 1878 (age 34 years, 299 days). Interment at Laurel Grove North Cemetery, Savannah, Ga.
  Woodbridge, James R. — of Kent County, Mich. Democrat. Candidate for Michigan state house of representatives from Kent County 2nd District, 1942. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
William Woodbridge Woodbridge, William (1780-1861) — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Norwich, New London County, Conn., August 20, 1780. Lawyer; member of Ohio state house of representatives, 1807; member of Ohio state senate, 1813-15; secretary of Michigan Territory, 1815-28; Delegate to U.S. Congress from Michigan Territory, 1819-20; resigned 1820; justice of Michigan territorial supreme court, 1828-32; delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention 1st District, 1835; candidate for U.S. Representative from Michigan at-large, 1835; member of Michigan state senate 1st District, 1838-40; Governor of Michigan, 1840-41; U.S. Senator from Michigan, 1841-47. Died in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., October 20, 1861 (age 81 years, 61 days). Interment at Elmwood Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of Dudley Woodbridge (1747-1823) and Lucy (Backus) Woodbridge; married, June 29, 1806, to Julianna Trumbull; father of Julianna Trumbull Woodbridge (who married Henry Titus Backus (1809-1877)); third great-grandson of William Leete; first cousin of Henry Titus Backus (1809-1877); first cousin twice removed of George Douglas Perkins; first cousin thrice removed of Benjamin Huntington; first cousin five times removed of George Philip Kazen; second cousin of Isaac Backus; second cousin once removed of Enoch Woodbridge and Zina Hyde Jr.; second cousin twice removed of Jabez Huntington, Samuel Huntington, Henry Huntington and Gurdon Huntington; third cousin of Thomas Worcester Hyde; third cousin once removed of Jedediah Huntington, Ebenezer Huntington, Joseph Silliman (1756-1829), Samuel H. Huntington, Timothy Pitkin, Abel Huntington, Phineas Lyman Tracy, Albert Haller Tracy, Benjamin Nicoll Huntington, Frederick Enoch Woodbridge, Matthew Griswold, Charles Edward Hyde, John Sedgwick Hyde and Edward Warden Hyde; third cousin twice removed of John Davenport, Joshua Coit and James Davenport; third cousin thrice removed of John Foster Dulles, Allen Welsh Dulles and Selden Chapin; fourth cousin of Benjamin Tallmadge, Oliver Wolcott Jr., Frederick Wolcott, Dudley Woodbridge (1782-1844), Henry Meigs, Joseph Silliman (c.1786-1850), Bela Edgerton, Jabez Williams Huntington, Heman Ticknor, Nathaniel Huntington, James Huntington, Martin Olds, Joseph Lyman Huntington, Charles Phelps Huntington, Elisha Mills Huntington and Alonzo Mark Leffingwell; fourth cousin once removed of Augustus Seymour Porter, Samuel Lathrop, Peter Buell Porter, Theodore Davenport, Frederick Augustus Tallmadge, Henry Meigs Jr., John Forsyth Jr., Alfred Peck Edgerton, Joseph Ketchum Edgerton, Edward Green Bradford, Collins Dwight Huntington, George Milo Huntington, Joseph Fitch Silliman, William Clark Huntington, Henry Stark Culver, Hiram Bingham, John Leffingwell Randolph and George Leffingwell Reed.
  Political family: Seymour family of New York and Connecticut (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  The township of Woodbridge, Michigan, is named for him.  — Woodbridge Street, in downtown Detroit, Michigan, is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography
  Image source: Portrait & Biographical Album of Washtenaw County (1891)
  Woodbridge, William — of Youngstown, Trumbull County (now Mahoning County), Ohio. Whig. Postmaster at Youngstown, Ohio, 1843-45. Burial location unknown.

  WOODBURN: See also Woodburn S. Cranmer — Horace Greeley — William Woodburn Skiles
  Woodburn, Hiram H. — of Binghamton, Broome County, N.Y. Mayor of Binghamton, N.Y., 1906-07. Burial location unknown.
  Woodburn, William (1838-1915) — of Virginia City, Storey County, Nev. Born in County Wicklow, Ireland, April 14, 1838. Republican. Lawyer; Storey County District Attorney, 1871-72; U.S. Representative from Nevada at-large, 1875-77, 1885-89; defeated, 1892. Died in Carson City, Nev., January 15, 1915 (age 76 years, 276 days). Interment at St. Theresa Cemetery, Carson City, Nev.
William Woodburn Woodburn, William, Jr. (b. 1880) — of Reno, Washoe County, Nev. Born in Virginia City, Storey County, Nev., January 1, 1880. Democrat. Lawyer; Washoe County District Attorney, 1909-13; U.S. Attorney for Nevada, 1914-22; vice-president, Goldfield Consolidated Mines Company; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Nevada, 1928, 1932, 1948. Catholic. Member, American Bar Association. Burial location unknown.