Woodson served as member of the Missouri House of Representatives in 1853 and 1854. He served as delegate to the State constitutional convention in 1855. He was elected on the American Party ticket to the Thirty-fifth and Thirty-sixth Congresses (March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1861).
He was not a candidate for renomination in 1860. He resumed the practice of his profession in Independence. He became affiliated with the Democratic Party. He was judge of the twenty-fourth judicial circuit of Missouri from March 1875 until his death in Independence, Missouri, June 23, 1881. He was interred in Woodlawn Cemetery.
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^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.
samuel, woodson, missouri, politician, other, people, with, same, name, samuel, woodson, disambiguation, this, article, includes, list, general, references, lacks, sufficient, corresponding, inline, citations, please, help, improve, this, article, introducing,. For other people with the same name see Samuel Woodson disambiguation This article includes a list of general references but it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations February 2023 Learn how and when to remove this template message Samuel Hughes Woodson October 24 1815 June 23 1881 was an American politician and slave owner 1 who was a U S Representative from Missouri Samuel Hughes WoodsonMember of the U S House of Representatives from Missouri s 5th districtIn office March 4 1857 March 3 1861Preceded byThomas Peter AkersSucceeded byJohn William ReidWoodson was son of Samuel Hughes Woodson 1777 1827 He was born near Nicholasville Kentucky and attended public schools He graduated from Centre College Danville Kentucky and the law department of Transylvania University Lexington Kentucky He was admitted to the bar in 1838 and commenced the practice of law in Independence Missouri in 1840 Woodson served as member of the Missouri House of Representatives in 1853 and 1854 He served as delegate to the State constitutional convention in 1855 He was elected on the American Party ticket to the Thirty fifth and Thirty sixth Congresses March 4 1857 March 3 1861 He was not a candidate for renomination in 1860 He resumed the practice of his profession in Independence He became affiliated with the Democratic Party He was judge of the twenty fourth judicial circuit of Missouri from March 1875 until his death in Independence Missouri June 23 1881 He was interred in Woodlawn Cemetery References edit 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 United States Congress Samuel H Woodson id W000728 Biographical Directory of the United States Congress nbsp This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress U S House of RepresentativesPreceded byThomas P Akers Member of the U S House of Representatives from Missouri s 5th congressional district1857 1861 Succeeded byJohn W Reid Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Samuel H Woodson Missouri politician amp oldid 1160240078, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
