1. William Woodburn was an American politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives from Nevada.
10 Facts About William Woodburn
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William Woodburn immigrated with his parents to the United States in 1849.
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William Woodburn attended St Charles College, Maryland, studied law, and was admitted to the bar in 1866.
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William Woodburn commenced the practice of law in Virginia City, Nevada.
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William Woodburn was elected as a Republican to the Forty-fourth Congress, which met from March 4,1875, to March 3,1877.
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William Woodburn was later elected to the Forty-ninth and Fiftieth Congresses, and he served from March 4,1885, to March 3,1889.
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William Woodburn resumed the practice of his profession in Virginia City, Nevada.
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William Woodburn was an unsuccessful candidate for election in 1892 to the Fifty-third Congress.
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William Woodburn was appointed Attorney General of Nevada by Governor Reinhold Sadler on January 15,1901, succeeding William D Jones who resigned to become a state district court judge.
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William Woodburn died on January 15,1915, in Carson City, Nevada.