William Burnham Woods
Personal
Birthday:
8/3/1824
Birthplace:
Newark, OH
Date of Death:
5/14/1887
Place of Death:
Washington, DC
Race or Ethnicity:
White
Gender:
Male Prior Employment:
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
Education
Name of School:
Yale College
Degree:
A.B.
Degree Year:
1845
Name of School - Second:
Read law
Degree Year - Second:
1847 Judicial Career
Court Name:
U. S. Circuit Courts for the Fifth Circuit
President Nominating:
Ulysses Grant
Party Affiliation of President:
Republican
Commission Date:
12/22/1869
Termination Date:
12/23/1880
Termination Reason:
Appointment to Another Judicial Position
Court Name - Second:
Supreme Court of the United States
Court Name - Second:
Supreme Court of the United States
Commission Date - Second:
12/21/1880
Termination Date - Second:
05/14/1887
Termination Reason - Second:
Death Bankruptcy and Magistrate Services:
Allotment as Circuit Justice:
Fifth Circuit, January 10, 1881-May 14, 1887