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William Burnham Woods

William Burnham Woods

Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States · 1869–1880

William Burnham Woods , Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. The Senate voted 18–25 on the nomination on Dec 21, 1880 (). Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States and Army general (1824–1887)

Senate votes: 1

Positions

Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States1880-12-21–1887-05-14

Senate confirmation votes

Associate justice of the u
46th Congress · 18–25 · Dec 21, 1880

Education

Yale CollegeA.B., 1845
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Career

Private practice, Newark, Ohio, 1847-1862; Mayor, Newark, Ohio, 1856-1857; State representative, Ohio, 1857-1862; served as speaker and as minority leader; U.S. Army major general, 76th Ohio Infantry, 1862-1866; Private practice, Mobile, Alabama, 1866-1867; Private practice and cotton planter, Montgomery, Alabama, 1867-1868; Chancellor, Middle Chancery Division, Alabama, 1868-1869

Biography

Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States and Army general (1824–1887)

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