Harry C. Woodyard

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Harry C. Woodyard

Harry Chapman Woodyard (born November 13, 1867 in Spencer , Roane County , West Virginia , † June 21, 1929 there ) was an American politician . Between 1903 and 1927 he represented the fourth electoral district of the state of West Virginia in the US House of Representatives several times .

Career

Harry Woodyard attended public schools in his home country. After that he was a grocer. He also got into the wood business. Politically, he became a member of the Republican Party . In 1898 Woodyard was elected to the West Virginia Senate. In the congressional election of 1902 he was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington in the fourth district of West Virginia . On March 4, 1903, he succeeded James A. Hughes , who moved to the newly created fifth district. After three re-elections Woodyard could exercise his mandate in Congress until March 3, 1911. In the 1910 election he was defeated by the Democrat John M. Hamilton .

After his time in Congress was over, Woodyard returned to his private business. After the death of the MP Hunter Holmes Moss , who had replaced Hamilton in 1913, Woodyard won the necessary by-election for his mandate. He took office on November 7, 1916 and was able to exercise it until March 3, 1923 after several re-elections. During this time the First World War , the introduction of nationwide women's suffrage and the prohibition law fell . In the elections of 1922 Woodyard lost to the Democrat George William Johnson , but he was able to beat him in 1924. Woodyard could thus spend another term in Congress between March 4, 1925 and March 3, 1927. In 1926 he renounced another candidacy. His seat fell back to James Hughes, whom he had replaced at the beginning of his congressional career in 1903 in the fourth constituency.

Harry Woodyard died on June 21, 1929 in his native Spencer and was buried there.

Web links

  • Harry C. Woodyard in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)
personal data
SURNAME Woodyard, Harry C.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Woodyard, Harry Chapman (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American politician
DATE OF BIRTH November 13, 1867
PLACE OF BIRTH Spencer , West Virginia
DATE OF DEATH June 21, 1929
Place of death Spencer , West Virginia