Justice David M. Woodson

  • Born:
    May 18, 1806 in Jessamine County, KY
  • Education:

    Transylvania University
  • Illinois Supreme Court Justice:
    1848-1848
  • Succeeded:
    Samuel D. Lockwood
  • Represented:
    1st Circuit (1848-1848)
  • Political Party
    Whig
  • Other Political Offices:

    Kentucky House of Representatives (1831-1833), State's Attorney (1838-1840), CircuitCourt Judge (1849-1867), Illinois House of Representatives (1868-1870), Illinois House of Representatives (1868-1870)
  • Died:
    August 26, 1877 in Carrollton, IL
  • Buried:
    City Cemetery, Carrollton, IL

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