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Samuel Hughes Woodson | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromMissouri's5th district | |
| In office March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1861 | |
| Preceded by | Thomas Peter Akers |
| Succeeded by | John William Reid |
Samuel Hughes Woodson (October 24, 1815 – June 23, 1881) was an American politician andslave owner[1] who was aU.S. Representative fromMissouri.
Woodson was son ofSamuel Hughes Woodson (1777–1827). He was born nearNicholasville, Kentucky and attended public schools. He graduated fromCentre College,Danville, Kentucky, and the law department ofTransylvania University,Lexington, Kentucky. He wasadmitted to the bar in 1838 and commenced the practice of law inIndependence, Missouri, in 1840.
Woodson served as member of theMissouri House of Representatives in 1853 and 1854. He served as delegate to the State constitutional convention in 1855. He was elected on the American Party ticket to theThirty-fifth andThirty-sixth Congresses (March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1861).
He was not a candidate for renomination in 1860. He resumed the practice of his profession in Independence. He became affiliated with theDemocratic Party. He was judge of the twenty-fourth judicial circuit of Missouri from March 1875 until his death inIndependence, Missouri, June 23, 1881. He was interred in Woodlawn Cemetery.
This article incorporatespublic domain material fromBiographical Directory of the United States Congress.Federal government of the United States.
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