Thomas B. Woodward (died November 29, 1871) was an American politician and jurist. He was the 6th Secretary of State of Mississippi, serving from 1839 to 1841.
Thomas B. Woodward | |
|---|---|
| 6th Secretary of State of Mississippi | |
| In office July 1839 – November 1841 | |
| Preceded by | Barry W. Benson |
| Succeeded by | L. G. Galloway |
| Member of the Mississippi House of Representatives from the Yazoo County district | |
| In office 1838 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | South Carolina, U. S. |
| Died | November 29, 1871 Hopkins County, Texas, U. S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
Biography
editWoodward was born in South Carolina,[1] but later moved to Yazoo County, Mississippi.[2] He became a member of the Democratic Party.[3] He represented Yazoo County in the Mississippi House of Representatives in 1838.[4][5] He was appointed to the office of Secretary of State of Mississippi in 1839, replacing Barry W. Benson, who had died in office.[5][6][7][8] Woodward's term ended in November 1841.[9][5][6] Woodward was succeeded in office by L. G. Galloway.[5][6] Woodward later moved to Sulphur Springs, Texas.[1] He died near there, in Hopkins County, Texas, on November 29, 1871.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c "The Semi-Weekly Clarion from Jackson, Mississippi on December 1, 1871 · Page 3". Newspapers.com. December 1871. Retrieved 2021-11-22.
- ^ Rowland, Dunbar (1925). History of Mississippi, the Heart of the South. S. J. Clarke publishing Company. p. 612.
- ^ Rowland, Dunbar (1907). Encyclopedia of Mississippi History: Comprising Sketches of Counties, Towns, Events, Institutions and Persons. S. A. Brant. p. 197.
- ^ "The Mississippi Free Trader from Natchez, Mississippi on August 9, 1841 · Page 2". Newspapers.com. 9 August 1841. Retrieved 2021-08-28.
- ^ a b c d Rowland, Dunbar (1917). The Official and Statistical Register of the State of Mississippi. Department of Archives and History. pp. 169, 276.
- ^ a b c Mississippi (1900). Department Reports. p. 178.
- ^ "2 Jul 1839, 2 - Southern Argus at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2021-11-22.
- ^ Mississippi; Hutchinson, Anderson (1848). Code of Mississippi: Being an Analytical Compilation of the Public and General Statutes of the Territory and State, with Tabular References to the Local and Private Acts, from 1798-1848. compiler. p. 390.
- ^ The American Almanac and Repository of Useful Knowledge for the Year ... Gray and Bowen. 1842. p. 222.
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