David Woods was an American lawyer and politician who was Speaker of the New York State Assembly for two terms.

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Woods lived in Salem, New York. He was Sheriff of Washington County from 1806 to 1810. He was a Democratic-Republican member of the

New York State Assembly The New York State Assembly is the lower house of the New York State Legislature, with the New York State Senate being the upper house. There are 150 seats in the Assembly. Assembly members serve two-year terms without term limits. The Assem ...

from Washington County in

1811 Events January–March * January 8 – An unsuccessful slave revolt is led by Charles Deslondes, in St. Charles and St. James Parishes, Louisiana. * January 17 – Mexican War of Independence – Battle of Calderón Brid ...

,''The New York Civil List''
compiled by Franklin B. Hough (pages 43, 191ff, 317 and 409: Weed, Parsons & Co., Albany NY, 1858) and from Washington and Warren Counties in 1816–17. Then he removed to Madison and practiced law there. He was again a member of the Assembly in

1818 Events January–March * January 1 ** Battle of Koregaon: Troops of the British East India Company score a decisive victory over the Maratha Empire. ** Mary Shelley's ''Frankenstein'' is published anonymously in London. * January 2 – ...

, this time from Madison County. He was Speaker in 1816–17 and 1818. In

1821 Events January–March * January 21 – Peter I Island in the Antarctic is first sighted, by Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen. * January 28 – Alexander Island, the largest in Antarctica, is first discovered by Fabian Gottlieb von Be ...

, he lost the election for Congress to Thomas H. Hubbard. From 1825 to 1831, he was a Canal Appraiser. In

1826 Events January–March * January 15 – The French newspaper ''Le Figaro'' begins publication in Paris, initially as a weekly. * January 30 – The Menai Suspension Bridge, built by engineer Thomas Telford, is opened between the island o ...

, he was again a member of the Assembly from Washington County. Afterwards he was a judge of the Washington County Court.''The New York Annual Register''
(1834, page 316) His daughter Pamela was the wife of Samuel Nelson, who served as an

Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States An associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States is any member of the Supreme Court of the United States other than the chief justice of the United States. The number of associate justices is eight, as set by the Judiciary Act of 18 ...

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