William B. Woodin was born in Genoa, New York on September 25, 1824. He attended the district schools, Moravia Academy, and Cortland Academy in Homer. Then he studied law, was admitted to the bar, and commenced practice in Aurora. He was a member of the New York State Assembly (Cayuga Co., 3rd D.) in 1855. After his election as Surrogate, he removed to the county seat Auburn.
He was Surrogate of Cayuga County from 1860 to 1871; and a member of the New York State Senate (25th D.) from 1870 to 1877, sitting in the 93rd, 94th, 95th, 96th, 97th, 98th, 99th and 100th New York State Legislatures. In 1877, he was accused of having taken bribes from William M. Tweed, but a State Senate investigation concluded that he was innocent. Nevertheless, Woodin declined to run for re-election.
The New York Civil List compiled by Franklin Benjamin Hough, Stephen C. Hutchins and Edgar Albert Werner (1867; pg. 430)
The New York Civil List compiled by Franklin Benjamin Hough, Stephen C. Hutchins and Edgar Albert Werner (1870; pg. 444 and 479)
Life Sketches of Executive Officers, and Members of the Legislature of the State of New York, Vol. III by H. H. Boone & Theodore P. Cook (1870; pg. 141f)
william, woodin, september, 1824, november, 1893, american, lawyer, politician, from, york, member, york, state, senatein, office, 1870, 1877preceded, bystephen, williamssucceeded, bytheodore, pomeroyconstituency25th, districtin, office, 1880, 1881preceded, by. William B Woodin September 25 1824 November 1 1893 was an American lawyer and politician from New York William B WoodinMember of the New York State SenateIn office 1870 1877Preceded byStephen K WilliamsSucceeded byTheodore M PomeroyConstituency25th DistrictIn office 1880 1881Preceded byEdwin HicksSucceeded byDavid H EvansConstituency26th DistrictMember of the New York State AssemblyIn office 1855 1855Preceded byMathias HutchinsonSucceeded byTolbert PowersConstituencyCayuga County 3rd DistrictPersonal detailsBorn 1824 09 25 September 25 1824Genoa New YorkDiedNovember 1 1893 1893 11 01 aged 69 Auburn New YorkResting placeFort Hill CemeteryPolitical partyRepublicanOccupationLawyer politicianLife EditWilliam B Woodin was born in Genoa New York on September 25 1824 He attended the district schools Moravia Academy and Cortland Academy in Homer Then he studied law was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Aurora He was a member of the New York State Assembly Cayuga Co 3rd D in 1855 After his election as Surrogate he removed to the county seat Auburn He was Surrogate of Cayuga County from 1860 to 1871 and a member of the New York State Senate 25th D from 1870 to 1877 sitting in the 93rd 94th 95th 96th 97th 98th 99th and 100th New York State Legislatures In 1877 he was accused of having taken bribes from William M Tweed but a State Senate investigation concluded that he was innocent Nevertheless Woodin declined to run for re election He was again a member of the State Senate 26th D in 1880 and 1881 He was a delegate to the 1880 Republican National Convention where he opposed Roscoe Conkling s plan to nominate Ulysses S Grant for a third term In 1882 Woodin abandoned the Republican candidate for Governor Charles J Folger and supported Democrat Grover Cleveland instead He was buried at the Fort Hill Cemetery in Auburn Sources EditThe New York Civil List compiled by Franklin Benjamin Hough Stephen C Hutchins and Edgar Albert Werner 1867 pg 430 The New York Civil List compiled by Franklin Benjamin Hough Stephen C Hutchins and Edgar Albert Werner 1870 pg 444 and 479 Life Sketches of Executive Officers and Members of the Legislature of the State of New York Vol III by H H Boone amp Theodore P Cook 1870 pg 141f EX SENATOR WOODIN DEAD in NYT on November 2 1893External links EditWilliam B Woodin at Find a GraveNew York State AssemblyPreceded byMathias Hutchinson New York State Assembly Cayuga County 3rd District1855 Succeeded byTolbert PowersNew York State SenatePreceded byStephen K Williams New York State Senate 25th District1870 1877 Succeeded byTheodore M PomeroyPreceded byEdwin Hicks New York State Senate 26th District1880 1881 Succeeded byDavid H Evans Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title William B Woodin amp oldid 1073040620, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
