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John Woods
Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromOhio's2nd district
In office March 4, 1825 – March 3, 1829
Preceded by	Thomas R. Ross
Succeeded by	James Shields
6th Ohio State Auditor
In office 1845 – January 10, 1852
Governor	Mordecai Bartley
Preceded by	John Brough
Succeeded by	William Duane Morgan
Personal details
Born	(1794-10-18)October 18, 1794 Johnstown, Pennsylvania
Died	July 30, 1855(1855-07-30) (aged 60) Hamilton, Ohio
Resting place	Greenwood Cemetery (Hamilton, Ohio)
Party	Adams Party,Whig

John Woods (October 18, 1794 – July 30, 1855) was aU.S. representative fromOhio.

Born inJohnstown, Pennsylvania, Woods moved with his parents to Ohio, where he attended the common schools. As a young man, he served in theWar of 1812. After the war he operated a school near Springborough for two years. He studied law, wasadmitted to the bar in 1819 and commenced the practice of his profession inHamilton, Ohio.From 1820 to 1825, he served as prosecuting attorney ofButler County.

Woods was elected to theNineteenth andTwentieth Congresses (March 4, 1825 – March 3, 1829). He was an unsuccessful candidate for re-election in 1828 to theTwenty-first Congress. In 1829 he became editor and publisher of the HamiltonIntelligencer. He served as state auditor of Ohio from 1845 to 1852 as aWhig. Woods was also president of theCincinnati, Hamilton and Indianapolis Railroad.

He died inHamilton, Ohio on July 30, 1855. He was interred in Greenwood Cemetery.

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