Woodson Ratcliffe Oglesby | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromNew York's24th district | |
| In office March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1917 | |
| Preceded by | George W. Fairchild |
| Succeeded by | Benjamin L. Fairchild |
| Member of theNew York State Assembly from the 1stWestchester district | |
| In office January 1, 1906 – December 31, 1906 | |
| Preceded by | George N. Rigby |
| Succeeded by | Harry W. Haines |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1867-02-07)February 7, 1867 Shelbyville, Kentucky, U.S. |
| Died | April 30, 1955(1955-04-30) (aged 88) Quincy, Florida, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Kentucky Wesleyan College Illinois Wesleyan University |
Woodson Ratcliffe Oglesby (February 9, 1867 – April 30, 1955) was an American lawyer and politician who served two terms as aU.S. Representative fromNew York from 1913 to 1917. He was a cousin ofRichard James Oglesby.
Born nearShelbyville, Kentucky, Oglesby attended the public schools,Kentucky Wesleyan College (then at Millersburg), and theIllinois Wesleyan University at Bloomington. He studied law. He wasadmitted to the bar in 1890 and commenced practice inNew York City.
He served during theSpanish–American War as a private in Company C, Seventy-first Regiment,New York National Guard.
He was a member of theNew York State Assembly (Westchester Co., 1st D.) in1906. He was a delegate to the1912 Democratic National Convention.
Oglesby was elected as aDemocrat to the63rd and64th United States Congresses, holding office from March 4, 1913, to March 3, 1917.
Afterwards he resumed the practice of law in New York City until his retirement in 1928 and resided inYonkers, New York, and Quincy, Florida.
He died inQuincy, Florida, April 30, 1955. He was interred in Eastern Cemetery,Quitman, Georgia.
| New York State Assembly | ||
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| Preceded by George N. Rigby | New York State Assembly Westchester County, 1st District 1906 | Succeeded by |
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromNew York's 24th congressional district March 4, 1917 – March 3, 1919 | Succeeded by |
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