William Wallace Woodman (March 24, 1818February 26, 1901) was an
American
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lawyer, farmer,
Democratic
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politician, and
Wisconsin pioneer. He served four years in the
Wisconsin State Senate and two years in the
State Assembly
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, representing
Jefferson County.
Biography
William W. Woodman was born in the town of
Rodman, New York, on March 24, 1818. He came to the
Wisconsin Territory in 1839, settling first in
Rock County. He relocated to
Farmington
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...
, in
Jefferson County, in 1844.
For over 40 years he was
justice of the peace
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at
Johnson Creek, Wisconsin.
Woodman was active in the
Democratic Party of Wisconsin. He was a member of the
Wisconsin State Assembly in the
1853
Events
January–March
* January 6 – Florida Governor Thomas Brown signs legislation that provides public support for the new East Florida Seminary, leading to the establishment of the University of Florida.
* January 8 – Taiping Reb ...
and
1856
Events
January–March
* January 8 – Borax deposits are discovered in large quantities by John Veatch in California.
* January 23 – American paddle steamer SS ''Pacific'' leaves Liverpool (England) for a transatlantic voyag ...
sessions, representing northeast Jefferson County. He was subsequently elected to the
Wisconsin State Senate in 1868 and 1870, serving from 1869 through 1872.
Woodman died on February 26, 1901, at the home of his son in
La Prairie, Wisconsin.
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1818 births
1901 deaths
Democratic Party members of the Wisconsin State Assembly
People from Jefferson County, New York
People from Jefferson County, Wisconsin
Democratic Party Wisconsin state senators
19th-century American legislators
19th-century Wisconsin politicians
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