Thomas B. Woodward
6th Secretary of State of Mississippi
In office
July 1839 – November 1841
Preceded byBarry W. Benson
Succeeded byL. G. Galloway
Member of the Mississippi House of Representatives
from the Yazoo County district
In office
1838
Personal details
BornSouth Carolina, U. S.
Died(1871-11-29)November 29, 1871
Hopkins County, Texas, U. S.
Political partyDemocratic

Thomas B. Woodward (died November 29, 1871) was an American politician and jurist. He was the 6th Secretary of State of Mississippi, serving from 1839 to 1841.

Biography

Woodward was born in South Carolina,[1] but later moved to Yazoo County, Mississippi.[2] He became a member of the Democratic Party.[3] He represented Yazoo County in the Mississippi House of Representatives in 1838.[4][5] He was appointed to the office of Secretary of State of Mississippi in 1839, replacing Barry W. Benson, who had died in office.[5][6][7][8] Woodward's term ended in November 1841.[9][5][6] Woodward was succeeded in office by L. G. Galloway.[5][6] Woodward later moved to Sulphur Springs, Texas.[1] He died near there, in Hopkins County, Texas, on November 29, 1871.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c "The Semi-Weekly Clarion from Jackson, Mississippi on December 1, 1871 · Page 3". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2021-11-22.
  2. ^ Rowland, Dunbar (1925). History of Mississippi, the Heart of the South. S. J. Clarke publishing Company. p. 612.
  3. ^ Rowland, Dunbar (1907). Encyclopedia of Mississippi History: Comprising Sketches of Counties, Towns, Events, Institutions and Persons. S. A. Brant. p. 197.
  4. ^ "The Mississippi Free Trader from Natchez, Mississippi on August 9, 1841 · Page 2". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2021-08-28.
  5. ^ a b c d Rowland, Dunbar (1917). The Official and Statistical Register of the State of Mississippi. Department of Archives and History. pp. 169, 276.
  6. ^ a b c Mississippi (1900). Department Reports. p. 178.
  7. ^ "2 Jul 1839, 2 - Southern Argus at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2021-11-22.
  8. ^ Mississippi; Hutchinson, Anderson (1848). Code of Mississippi: Being an Analytical Compilation of the Public and General Statutes of the Territory and State, with Tabular References to the Local and Private Acts, from 1798-1848. compiler. p. 390.
  9. ^ The American Almanac and Repository of Useful Knowledge for the Year ... Gray and Bowen. 1842. p. 222.


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