O.C. Woolley

O.C. Woolley
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Mayor of Jeffersonville
In office 1861–1865
Preceded by	John Shyer
Succeeded by	John Ware
Personal details
Born	1808 New York City
Died	February 16, 1895 Austin, Indiana
Political party	Democratic
Relations	Locofocos

O.C. Woolley (1808-February 16, 1895)^[1] was a politician which is most notable for his tenure as the mayor of Jeffersonville, Indiana.

Biography

Mr. Woolley was born in New York City in 1808 and he would live for the majority of his early life until 1841. While in New York he was a member of Tammany Hall from 1829 until his departure and participated with the Locofocos branch of the Democratic Party.^[1] He left New York upon the demise of the locofocos. He came to Jeffersonville in 1841 with his brother Robert Woolley. In 1861 he was elected as mayor of Jeffersonville and served until 1865.^[2]

O.C. Woolley died visiting his brother in Austin, Indiana in 1895 at the age of 87.^[1]

See also

• List of mayors of Jeffersonville, Indiana

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} New York Times Obituary February 18, 1895
2. ^ Kleber, John E. Encyclopedia of Louisville. (University Press of Kentucky). pg.443.

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Name	Woolley, O.C.
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Short description
Date of birth	1808
Place of birth	New York City
Date of death	February 16, 1895
Place of death	Austin, Indiana