James P. Woods

James P. Woods

James Pleasant Woods (born February 4, 1868 in Roanoke , Virginia , †  July 7, 1948 there ) was an American politician . Between 1919 and 1923 he represented the state of Virginia in the US House of Representatives .

Career

James Woods attended public schools in his home country. In 1892 he graduated from Roanoke College . After a subsequent law degree at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville and his license to practice law in 1893, he began to work in Roanoke in this profession. At the same time he embarked on a political career as a member of the Democratic Party . Between 1898 and 1900 he was mayor of his hometown.

After Carter Glass resigned , Woods was elected as his successor to the House of Representatives in Washington, DC , when the by-election was due for the sixth seat of Virginia , where he took up his new mandate on February 22, 1919. After being re-elected, he could remain in Congress until March 3, 1923 . In 1919 the 19th Amendment to the Constitution was ratified. In 1922, James Woods was no longer nominated for re-election by his party. Two years earlier he had attended the Democratic National Convention in San Francisco as a delegate .

After his time in the US House of Representatives, James Woods practiced as a lawyer again. He was also a member of the board of trustees of several educational institutions. He died in Roanoke on July 7, 1948.

Web links

• James P. Woods in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• James P. Woods in the database of Find a Grave (English)