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Joseph A. Woodward

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Joseph Addison Woodward
Joseph Woodward
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from South Carolina's 3rd district
In office
March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1853
Preceded byJohn Campbell
Succeeded byLaurence M. Keitt
Member of the South Carolina House of Representatives from Fairfield District
In office
November 23, 1840 – December 17, 1841
In office
November 24, 1834 – December 19, 1835
Personal details
Born(1806-04-11)April 11, 1806
Winnsboro, South Carolina
DiedAugust 3, 1885(1885-08-03) (aged 79)
Talladega, Alabama
Resting placeTalladega, Alabama
Political partyDemocratic
Alma materUniversity of South Carolina
Professionlawyer

Joseph Addison Woodward (April 11, 1806 – August 3, 1885) was an American politician who served as a U.S. Representative from South Carolina.

He was son of William Woodward. Born in Winnsboro, South Carolina, Woodward received an academic training and was graduated from the University 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 a Democrat 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 a slave owner.[1]

He died in Talladega, Alabama, on August 3, 1885. He was interred in Oak Hill Cemetery.

References

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  1. ^ Weil, Julie Zauzmer; Blanco, Adrian; Dominguez, Leo. "More than 1,800 congressmen once enslaved Black people. This is who they were, and how they shaped the nation". Washington Post. Retrieved 2023-02-20.

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U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from South Carolina's 3rd congressional district

1843–1853
Succeeded by