Woodman was born in Aalborg, Denmark and was educated in the schools of his native country. In 1863 Woodman emigrated to the United States arriving in Philadelphia and immediately enlisted in the Gulf Squadron of the United States Navy. He moved to Chicago in 1865, graduating from the law department of Chicago University in 1871. He was admitted to the Illinois bar the same year and commenced practice in Chicago. He was appointed prosecuting attorney of the lower courts in 1877 and Justice of the Peace by the judges of Cook County in 1881.
Woodman was elected as a Republican to the Fifty-fourth Congress (March 4, 1895 - March 3, 1897). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1896 to the Fifty-fifth Congress. He was found insane from overwork by jury and confined in the asylum in Elgin, Illinois October 27, 1897.
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charles, woodman, charles, walhart, woodman, march, 1844, march, 1898, representative, from, illinois, member, house, representatives, from, illinois, districtin, office, march, 1895, march, 1897preceded, byjulius, goldziersucceeded, bydaniel, millspersonal, d. Charles Walhart Woodman March 11 1844 March 18 1898 was a U S representative from Illinois Charles W WoodmanMember of the U S House of Representatives from Illinois s 4th districtIn office March 4 1895 March 3 1897Preceded byJulius GoldzierSucceeded byDaniel W MillsPersonal detailsBorn 1844 03 11 March 11 1844Aalborg DenmarkDiedMarch 18 1898 1898 03 18 aged 54 Elgin IllinoisPolitical partyRepublicanMilitary serviceAllegianceUnited States of AmericaUnionBranch serviceUnited States NavyYears of service1863 1865Battles warsAmerican Civil WarWoodman was born in Aalborg Denmark and was educated in the schools of his native country In 1863 Woodman emigrated to the United States arriving in Philadelphia and immediately enlisted in the Gulf Squadron of the United States Navy He moved to Chicago in 1865 graduating from the law department of Chicago University in 1871 He was admitted to the Illinois bar the same year and commenced practice in Chicago He was appointed prosecuting attorney of the lower courts in 1877 and Justice of the Peace by the judges of Cook County in 1881 Woodman was elected as a Republican to the Fifty fourth Congress March 4 1895 March 3 1897 He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1896 to the Fifty fifth Congress He was found insane from overwork by jury and confined in the asylum in Elgin Illinois October 27 1897 He died in Elgin Illinois March 18 1898 He was interred in Rosehill Cemetery in Chicago References editUnited States Congress Charles W Woodman id W000715 Biographical Directory of the United States Congress External links edit nbsp Biography portalCharles W Woodman at Find a GraveThe times volume October 27 1897 1 U S House of RepresentativesPreceded byJulius Goldzier Member of the U S House of Representativesfrom Illinois s 4th congressional district1895 1897 Succeeded byDaniel W Mills nbsp This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Charles W Woodman amp oldid 1191199324, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,