Samuel D. Woods

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Samuel D. Woods

Samuel Davis Woods (born September 19, 1845 in Mount Pleasant , Maury County , Tennessee , †  December 24, 1915 in San Francisco , California ) was an American politician . Between 1900 and 1903 he represented the state of California in the US House of Representatives .

Career

In February 1850, Samuel Woods came to Stockton , California with his parents , where he later attended public schools. After a subsequent law degree and his admission to the bar in 1875, he began to work in Stockton and San Francisco in this profession. At the same time he embarked on a political career as a member of the Republican Party .

After the resignation of MP Marion De Vries , Woods was elected as his successor to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC at the by-election due for the second seat of California , where he took up his new mandate on December 3, 1900. After being re-elected, he could remain in Congress until March 3, 1903 . In 1902 he renounced another candidacy. After his time in the US House of Representatives, Samuel Woods practiced as a lawyer again. He died in San Francisco on December 24, 1915.

Web links

  • Samuel D. Woods in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)
personal data
SURNAME Woods, Samuel D.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Woods, Samuel Davis (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American politician
DATE OF BIRTH September 19, 1845
PLACE OF BIRTH Mount Pleasant , Tennessee
DATE OF DEATH December 24, 1915
Place of death San Francisco , California