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Joseph Addison Woodward | |
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 Joseph Woodward | |
| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromSouth Carolina's3rd district | |
| In office March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1853 | |
| Preceded by | John Campbell |
| Succeeded by | Laurence M. Keitt |
| Member of theSouth Carolina House of Representatives fromFairfield District | |
| In office November 23, 1840 – December 17, 1841 | |
| In office November 24, 1834 – December 19, 1835 | |
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| Born | (1806-04-11)April 11, 1806 |
| Died | August 3, 1885(1885-08-03) (aged 79) |
| Resting place | Talladega, Alabama |
| Party | Democratic |
| Alma mater | University of South Carolina |
| Profession | lawyer |
Joseph Addison Woodward (April 11, 1806 – August 3, 1885) was an American politician who served as aU.S. Representative fromSouth Carolina.
He was son ofWilliam Woodward. Born inWinnsboro, South Carolina, Woodward received an academic training and was graduated from theUniversity of South Carolina at Columbia. He was admitted to the bar and practiced law.
Woodward served as member of the State house of representatives from 1834 to 1835 from 1840 to 1841.
Woodward was elected as aDemocrat to the Twenty-eighth and to the four succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1853). He declined to be a candidate for reelection in 1852 to the Thirty-third Congress.
He relocated to Alabama and resumed his legal career after leaving Congress.
Woodward was aslave owner.[1]
He died inTalladega, Alabama, on August 3, 1885. He was interred in Oak Hill Cemetery.
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