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John Simson Woolson
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Iowa · 1892
John Simson Woolson , Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Iowa. John Simson Woolson (December 6, 1840 – December 4, 1899) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Iowa.
Education
- Wesleyan UniversityA.B., 1860
- Wesleyan UniversityA.M., 1863
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Career
U.S. Navy assistant paymaster, 1862-1865; Private practice, Mt. Pleasant, Iowa, 1866-1891; State senator, Iowa, 1876-1881, 1885-1891
Biography
John Simson Woolson (December 6, 1840 – December 4, 1899) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Iowa.
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