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William B. Woods

associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court
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William Burnham Woods
Born:
Aug. 3, 1824, Newark, Ohio, U.S.
Died:
May 14, 1887, Washington, D.C. (aged 62)

William B. Woods (born Aug. 3, 1824, Newark, Ohio, U.S.—died May 14, 1887, Washington, D.C.) was an associate justice of the United States Supreme Court (1880–87). After being admitted to the bar in 1847, Woods entered private practice, in which he remained until the outbreak of the American Civil War. In the prewar years he served first as mayor of Newark and then as a state legislator. He joined the Union army in 1862 and saw action repeatedly, rising to the rank of brigadier general. His wartime experiences caused him to become a Republican, and he subsequently settled in Alabama, ...(100 of 246 words)

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