William W. Woodman

William W. Woodman
William W. Woodman
Member of the Wisconsin Senate; from the 23rd district
	In office; January 4, 1869 – January 6, 1873
Preceded by	Gerrit T. Thorn
Succeeded by	Walter S. Greene
Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly; from the Jefferson 4th district
	In office; January 7, 1856 – January 5, 1857
Preceded by	John Gibb
Succeeded by	William M. Morse
	In office; January 3, 1853 – January 2, 1854
Preceded by	District established
Succeeded by	Charles J. Bell
Personal details
Born	March 24, 1818; Rodman, New York, U.S.
Died	February 26, 1901 (aged 82); La Prairie, Wisconsin, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Children	C. B. Woodman

William Wallace Woodman (March 24, 1818 – February 26, 1901) was an American lawyer, farmer, Democratic politician, and Wisconsin pioneer. He served four years in the Wisconsin State Senate and two years in the State Assembly, representing Jefferson County.

Biography[edit]

William W. Woodman was born in the town of Rodman, New York, on March 24, 1818. He came to the Wisconsin Territory in 1839, settling first in Rock County. He relocated to Farmington, in Jefferson County, in 1844.^[1]^[2] For over 40 years he was justice of the peace at Johnson Creek, Wisconsin.

Woodman was active in the Democratic Party of Wisconsin. He was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly in the 1853 and 1856 sessions, representing northeast Jefferson County. He was subsequently elected to the Wisconsin State Senate in 1868 and 1870, serving from 1869 through 1872.^[3]

Woodman died on February 26, 1901, at the home of his son in La Prairie, Wisconsin.^[1]

^ ^a ^b "Death of W. W. Woodman". The Daily Tribune. March 2, 1901. p. 2. Retrieved January 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Turner, A. J., ed. (1872). "Official Directory" (PDF). The Legislative Manual of the State of Wisconsin (Report). State of Wisconsin. p. 440. Retrieved January 26, 2022.
^ Barish, Lawrence S.; Lemanski, Lynn, eds. (2007). "Feature Article: Those Who Served - Wisconsin Legislators 1848–2007" (PDF). State of Wisconsin 2007–2008 Blue Book (Report). Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau. pp. 117, 187. ISBN 978-0-9752820-2-1. Retrieved January 26, 2022.

Wisconsin State Assembly
New district established (1852 Wisc. Act 499)	Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from the Jefferson 4th district January 3, 1853 – January 2, 1854	Succeeded by Charles J. Bell
Preceded by John Gibb	Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from the Jefferson 4th district January 7, 1856 – January 5, 1857	Succeeded by William M. Morse
Wisconsin Senate
Preceded by Gerrit T. Thorn	Member of the Wisconsin Senate from the 23rd district January 4, 1869 – January 6, 1873	Succeeded by Walter S. Greene

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