David Woods

For other people named David Woods, see David Woods (disambiguation).

David Woods was an American lawyer and politician, who was a two-time member of the New York State Assembly including a stint as Speaker.

Biography

Woods lived in Salem, NY. He was Sheriff of Washington County from 1806 to 1810.

He was a Democratic-Republican member of the New York State Assembly from Washington County in 1811,^[1] and from Washington and Warren Counties in 1816-17. Then he removed to Madison and practice law there. He was again a member of the Assembly in 1818, this time from Madison County. He was Speaker in 1816-17 and 1818.

In 1821, he lost the election for Congress to Thomas H. Hubbard. From 1825 to 1831, he was a Canal Appraiser. In 1826, he was again a member of the Assembly from Washington County.^[1] Afterwards he was a judge of the Washington County Court.^[2]

References

1. ^ ^{a b} The New York Civil List. compiled by Franklin B. Hough (pages 43, 191ff, 317 and 409: Weed, Parsons & Co., Albany NY, 1858)
2. ^ The New York Annual Register (1834, page 316)

Further reading

• History of Madison County, New York by Luna M. Hammond Whitney (1872)

Political offices
Preceded by Daniel Cruger	Speaker of the New York State Assembly 1816 - 1818	Succeeded by Obadiah German

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