Asa Woodward

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Asa Burr Woodward (March 31, 1830 – July 26, 1921) was a member of the Connecticut Senate representing the 12th District from 1871 to 1873, a member of the Connecticut House of Representatives representing Norwalk from 1867 to 1869, and a Warden of the Borough of Norwalk in 1872.

Succeeded byHuested W. R. Hoyt
Preceded byEbenezer Hill,
F. St. John Lockwood
Succeeded byAsa Smith,
Israel Bullock
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Asa Burr Woodward
Member of the Connecticut Senate
from the 12th District
In office
1871–1873[1][2][3]
Preceded byElbert A. Woodward
Succeeded byHuested W. R. Hoyt
Member of the
Connecticut House of Representatives
from Norwalk
In office
1867–1869[2][3]
Serving with D. H. Webb,
George S. Bell
Preceded byEbenezer Hill,
F. St. John Lockwood
Succeeded byAsa Smith,
Israel Bullock
20th Warden of the Borough of Norwalk, Connecticut
In office
1872–1873[2][3]
Preceded bySamuel Lynes
Succeeded byAsa Smith
Personal details
Born(1830-03-31)March 31, 1830[3][4]
DiedJuly 26, 1921(1921-07-26) (aged 91)[2][3]
PartyRepublican
SpouseSarah Esther Hanford (m. June 8, 1859, d. June 24, 1882)
ChildrenMary Hanford Woodward Earle, Sarah Lucia Woodward Hoyt, Anna Burr Woodward Hoyt, Harriet Isabel Woodward Earle, Louise Woodward Brinckerhoff, George Lucius Woodward[3]
Alma materYale College (1853)[2][3][4]
Occupationlawyer and judge[3]
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He was born March 31, 1830, the son of Lucius and Lucia Burr Woodward.[3][4]

He graduated from Yale College in 1853.[3][4]

He worked in the law office of Orris S. Ferry.[3][4] He was admitted to the bar in 1857.[3][4]

He was a judge of probate for the Norwalk district beginning in 1878.[3][4][5]

He served as President of the Fairfield County Savings Bank, a director of the South Norwalk Trust Company, and President of the Fairfield County Bar Association.[2][3]

In 1902, he was a member of the Connecticut Constitutional Convention.[3]

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