William Woodward (South Carolina politician)
American politician
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
William Woodward (October 7, 1762 – July 23, 1820) was an American politician who served as a U.S. representative from South Carolina.
William Woodward | |
|---|---|
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from South Carolina's 5th district | |
| In office March 4, 1815 – March 3, 1817 | |
| Preceded by | David R. Evans |
| Succeeded by | Starling Tucker |
| Member of the South Carolina House of Representatives from Chester District | |
| In office November 27, 1820 – (?)* | |
| Member of the South Carolina House of Representatives from Fairfield District | |
| In office November 23, 1818 – November 27, 1820 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Unknown |
| Died | Unknown |
| Party | Democratic-Republican |
| |
Woodward served as member of the State house of representatives from 1818 to 1823. He was elected as a Democratic-Republican to the Fourteenth Congress (March 4, 1815 – March 3, 1817).
Woodward was a slave owner.[2]
He was father of Joseph A. Woodward.