Samuel Davis Woods (September 19, 1845 – December 24, 1915) was an American lawyer and politician who served as a

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from

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from 1900 to 1903, as a member of the

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Biography

Born in

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, Woods moved with his parents to

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, in February 1850. He attended public schools and studied law. He was admitted to the California bar in April 1875 and engaged in practice in Stockton and in the city and county of San Francisco.

Congress

Woods was elected as a

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to the Fifty-sixth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of

Marion De Vries Marion De Vries (August 15, 1865 – September 11, 1939) was a United States representative from California, a Member and President of the Board of General Appraisers and an United States federal judge, Associate Judge and later Presiding Judge o ...

. He was reelected to the Fifty-seventh Congress and served from December 3, 1900, to March 3, 1903. He was not a candidate for reelection in 1902 to the Fifty-eighth Congress.

Later career and death

He resumed the practice of law in

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, and died there December 24, 1915. He was interred in Mount Olivet Cemetery, California.

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* 1845 births 1915 deaths People from Mount Pleasant, Tennessee Politicians from Stockton, California California lawyers Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives from California 19th-century American politicians 19th-century American lawyers {{California-Representative-stub