Egburt E. Woodbury (March 29, 1861 – March 13, 1920) was an American lawyer and politician.

Life

He was born on March 29, 1861, in Cherry Creek, Chautauqua County, New York. He attended the common schools, and Chamberlain Institute in Randolph. Then he studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1884, and practiced in Jamestown. He was elected a Justice of the Peace in 1886. He was a member of the New York State Assembly in

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(both Chautauqua Co., 2nd D.) and

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(Chautauqua Co.); Surrogate of Chautauqua County from 1901 to 1905; and a State Tax Commissioner from 1906 on. He was

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from 1915 to 1917, elected at the New York state election, 1914, and re-elected at the New York state election, 1916. He resigned on April 19, 1917, due to ill health, and was succeeded by his First Deputy Attorney General Merton E. Lewis. He died on March 13, 1920, in Jamestown, New York.

Sources

History of Jamestown, NY
at history.rays-place.com History of Jamestown
''New York State Legislative Souvenir''
by Henry K. Phelps (1893; pg. 65)

His appointment as tax commissioner, in NYT on January 2, 1906

His appointments for deputies, in NYT on December 19, 1914

His resignation, in NYT on April 20, 1917

Merton Lewis declined renomination, in NYT on May 7, 1918

Obit notice in NYT on March 14, 1920 {{DEFAULTSORT:Woodbury, Egburt E 1861 births 1920 deaths Politicians from Jamestown, New York New York State Attorneys General Republican Party members of the New York State Assembly