Laurin Dewey Woodworth (September 10, 1837 – March 13, 1897) was a
U.S. Representative
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from
Ohio
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and member of the
Woodworth political family The Woodworth political family is a collection of American and Canadian politicians who descend directly from colonial settler Walter Woodworth. They rose to prominence in the 19th century, serving in several states, in the United States House of R ...
.
Biography
Education
Woodworth was born in
Windham, Ohio
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, Woodworth attended the common schools, Windham (Ohio) Academy, Hiram (Ohio) College, and the
Ohio State University
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at
Columbus, Ohio
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. He studied law at Union Law College,
Cleveland, Ohio
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.
He was
admitted to the bar
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in 1859 and commenced practice in
Ravenna, Ohio
Ravenna is a city in Portage County, Ohio, United States. It is located east of Akron. It was formed from portions of Ravenna Township in the Connecticut Western Reserve. The population was 11,323 in the 2020 Census. It is the county seat of Por ...
.
Public Service
He served as member of the Portage County Board of School Examiners. During the
American Civil War
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, he served in the
Union Army
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as major of the
One Hundred and Fourth Ohio Volunteer Infantry from July 1862 to December 1862. He moved to
Youngstown, Ohio
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, in 1864 and resumed the practice of law.
Woodworth was elected to the State senate in 1867. He was reelected in 1869 and served as president pro tempore. Woodworth was elected as a
Republican
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** Republicanism, the ideology in support of republics or agains ...
to the
Forty-third and
Forty-fourth Congresses (March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1877). He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1876 to the
Forty-fifth Congress, losing to future U.S. President
William McKinley
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.
He continued the practice of law in
Youngstown, Ohio
Youngstown is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio, and the largest city and county seat of Mahoning County, Ohio, Mahoning County. At the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, Youngstown had a city population of 60,068. It is a principal city of ...
, until his death there on March 13, 1897. He was interred in Windham Cemetery,
Windham, Ohio
Windham is a village in Portage County, Ohio, United States. It is formed from portions of Windham Township, one of the original townships of the Connecticut Western Reserve. The population was 2,209 at the 2010 census. In 1942, the US governm ...
.
References
Retrieved on 2008-10-18
External links
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1837 births
1897 deaths
Ohio State University alumni
Hiram College alumni
People from Ravenna, Ohio
Politicians from Youngstown, Ohio
Union Army officers
Republican Party Ohio state senators
Laurin
Laurin is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include:
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19th-century American politicians
People from Windham, Ohio
Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Ohio