Thomas B. Woodward Explained

Office:Secretary of State of Mississippi
Order:6th
Termstart:July 1839
Termend:November 1841
Predecessor:Barry W. Benson
Successor:L. G. Galloway
Party:Democratic
State House1:Mississippi
District1:Yazoo County
Term1:1838
Birth Place:South Carolina, U. S.
Death Place:Hopkins County, Texas, U. S.

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.[6] [7] [8] Woodward's term ended in November 1841.[9] Woodward was succeeded in office by L. G. Galloway. Woodward later moved to Sulphur Springs, Texas. He died near there, in Hopkins County, Texas, on November 29, 1871.

References

  1. Web site: The Semi-Weekly Clarion from Jackson, Mississippi on December 1, 1871 · Page 3. 2021-11-22. Newspapers.com. en.
  2. Book: Rowland, Dunbar. History of Mississippi, the Heart of the South. 1925. S. J. Clarke publishing Company. 612. en.
  3. Book: Rowland, Dunbar. Encyclopedia of Mississippi History: Comprising Sketches of Counties, Towns, Events, Institutions and Persons. 1907. S. A. Brant. 197. en.
  4. Web site: The Mississippi Free Trader from Natchez, Mississippi on August 9, 1841 · Page 2. 2021-08-28. Newspapers.com. en.
  5. Book: Rowland, Dunbar. The Official and Statistical Register of the State of Mississippi. 1917. Department of Archives and History. 169, 276. en.
  6. Book: Mississippi. Department Reports. 1900. 178. en.
  7. Web site: 2 Jul 1839, 2 - Southern Argus at Newspapers.com. 2021-11-22. Newspapers.com. en.
  8. Book: Mississippi. 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. Hutchinson. Anderson. 1848. compiler. 390. en.
  9. Book: The American Almanac and Repository of Useful Knowledge for the Year .... 1842. Gray and Bowen. 222. en.