Laurin D. Woodworth

Laurin D. Woodworth

Laurin Dewey Woodworth (born September 10, 1837 in Windham , Portage County , Ohio , †  March 13, 1897 in Youngstown , Ohio) was an American politician . Between 1873 and 1877 he represented the state of Ohio in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Laurin Woodworth attended his home public schools, Windham Academy and Hiram College , all in Ohio. He then studied at Ohio State University in Columbus . After a subsequent law degree at Union Law College in Cleveland and his admission to the bar in 1859, he began to work in this profession in Ravenna . At that time he also became a member of the School Board in Portage County ( Board of School Examiners ). Between July and December 1862 he served as a major in the Union Army during the Civil War . In 1864 he moved his residence and law firm to Youngstown. At the same time he embarked on a political career as a member of the Republican Party . Between January 6, 1868 and December 31, 1871 he sat in the Ohio Senate , of which he was president.

In the congressional election of 1872 Woodworth was elected to the United States House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the 17th  constituency of Ohio , where he succeeded Jacob A. Ambler on March 4, 1873 . After a re-election, he was able to complete two legislative terms in Congress until March 3, 1877 . In 1876 he was no longer nominated for re-election by his party. Instead, the Republicans set up the future US President William McKinley , who then became Woodworth's successor in Congress on March 4, 1877.

After his time in the US House of Representatives, Laurin Woodsworth practiced law again. He died in Youngstown on March 13, 1897 and was buried in his native Windham.

Web links

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• Laurin D. Woodworth in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• D. Laurin Woodworth in the database of Find a Grave (English)