Daniel Woodson

Daniel Woodson (born May 24, 1824 in Albemarle County , Virginia , †  October 5, 1894 in Claremore , Oklahoma ) was an American politician and between 1855 and 1857 multiple acting governor of the Kansas Territory .

Early years

Daniel Woodson grew up on a farm and attended local schools in his home country. As a teenager he trained in printing. In the further course he worked as a journalist. For eight years he was the publisher of the newspaper "Lynchburg Republican" and from 1851 he was the publisher and editor of another newspaper called "Richmond Republican Advocate". Both newspapers were close to the Democratic Party .

Political career

In June 1854, Woodson was named Secretary of State in the new Kansas Territory by President Franklin Pierce . In this capacity he was officially the governor's representative. During his tenure as State Secretary, he had to represent the respective governor five times. These representations fell in the period from April 17, 1855 to April 16, 1857. All in all, he served as governor's representative for about five months. His time in Kansas was overshadowed by the stormy events before the Civil War . Even then, there were bloody arguments between supporters on both sides. Woodson favored the position of the South and made the Northerners his opponents.

Another résumé

After his official mission to Kansas, Woodson was hired by the Delaware State Land Administration. He then ran a farm in Leavenworth County for about twelve years . After moving to Montgomery County , he founded a newspaper in Parker , but it was not very successful. He then worked as a journalist in Coffeyville . He died in 1894 on his son's estate in Claremore, Indian Territory now part of Oklahoma.

The Woodson County , Kansas was named after him.

Web links

• Kansas Historical Society (English)
• Daniel Woodson in the database of Find a Grave (English)