Frederick Augustus Woodard (February 12, 1854 – May 8, 1915) was an American lawyer, businessman, and politician who served two terms as a Democratic U.S. Representative from North Carolina between 1893 and 1897.
Frederick Augustus Woodard | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from North Carolina's 2nd district | |
| In office March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1897 | |
| Preceded by | Henry P. Cheatham |
| Succeeded by | George H. White |
| Personal details | |
| Born | February 12, 1854 near Wilson, North Carolina |
| Died | May 8, 1915 (aged 61) Wilson, North Carolina |
| Political party | Democratic |
Early life and education
editBorn near Wilson, North Carolina, Woodard attended private schools in Wilson County and studied law under Richmond Mumford Pearson, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of North Carolina. He was admitted to the bar in 1873 and practiced law in his hometown of Wilson.
Career
editHe rose in business to become vice-president of the First National Bank of Wilson.
Congress
editIn 1892, he was elected as a Democrat to the 54th United States Congress in 1892.
Later career and death
editUnsuccessful in his 1896 bid for re-election, Woodard returned to the practice of law and died in Wilson in 1915.
He is buried there in Maplewood Cemetery.
External links
edit- United States Congress. "Frederick A. Woodard (id: W000707)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.