Urey Woodson (August 16, 1859 - August 7, 1939) was a Kentucky Democrat and a newspaper editor and publisher.

Biography

He was the Kentucky railroad commissioner from 1891 to 1895. He was a member of

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from Kentucky from 1896 to 1912, from 1916 to 1918, and from 1924 to 1928. He was a delegate to the Democratic National Convention from Kentucky in 1932. A Presbyterian, he died on August 7, 1939 and was buried in Elmwood Cemetery in

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Woodson, Urey 1859 births 1939 deaths Editors of Kentucky newspapers Kentucky Democrats People from Madisonville, Kentucky