William B. Woodin Explained

William B. Woodin
Birth Date:25 September 1824
Birth Place:Genoa, New York
Death Place:Auburn, New York
Resting Place:Fort Hill Cemetery
Occupation:Lawyer, politician
Party:Republican
Office:Member of the New York State Senate
Constituency:25th District
Term Start:1870
Term End:1877
Predecessor:Stephen K. Williams
Successor:Theodore M. Pomeroy
Term Start1:1880
Term End1:1881
Constituency1:26th District
Predecessor1:Edwin Hicks
Successor1:David H. Evans
Office2:Member of the New York State Assembly
Constituency2:Cayuga County, 3rd District
Term Start2:1855
Term End2:1855
Predecessor2:Mathias Hutchinson
Successor2:Tolbert Powers

William B. Woodin (September 25, 1824 – November 1, 1893) was an American lawyer and politician from New York.

Life

William B. Woodin was born in Genoa, New York on September 25, 1824. He attended the district schools, Moravia Academy, and Cortland Academy in Homer. Then he studied law, was admitted to the bar, and commenced practice in Aurora. He was a member of the New York State Assembly (Cayuga Co., 3rd D.) in 1855. After his election as Surrogate, he removed to the county seat Auburn.

He was Surrogate of Cayuga County from 1860 to 1871; and a member of the New York State Senate (25th D.) from 1870 to 1877, sitting in the 93rd, 94th, 95th, 96th, 97th, 98th, 99th and 100th New York State Legislatures. In 1877, he was accused of having taken bribes from William M. Tweed, but a State Senate investigation concluded that he was innocent. Nevertheless, Woodin declined to run for re-election.

He was again a member of the State Senate (26th D.) in 1880 and 1881. He was a delegate to the 1880 Republican National Convention where he opposed Roscoe Conkling's plan to nominate Ulysses S. Grant for a third term. In 1882, Woodin abandoned the Republican candidate for Governor, Charles J. Folger, and supported Democrat Grover Cleveland instead.

He was buried at the Fort Hill Cemetery in Auburn.

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