Researching William Woodburn
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 949 people with the Woodburn surname? In that year Woodburn was ranked number 2637 for popularity in the UK. |
The name William means "resolute guardian" and is of German origin.
Records of William Woodburn on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for William Woodburn and the Woodburn Family History
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Some Famous People called William Woodburn
William Woodburn
William Woodburn (April 14, 1838 – January 15, 1915) was an American politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives from Nevada. He immigrated with his parents to the United States in 1849. He attended St. Charles College, Maryland, studied law, and was admitted to the bar in 1866. He commenced the practice of law in Virginia City, Nevada. In 1871 and 1872, he was the district attorney of Storey County, Nevada.
William Woodburn was elected as a Republican to the Forty-fourth Congress, which met from March 4, 1875, to March 3, 1877. He was later elected to the Forty-ninth and Fiftieth Congresses, and he served from March 4, 1885, to March 3, 1889. He resumed the practice of his profession in Virginia City, Nevada. He was an unsuccessful candidate for election in 1892 to the Fifty-third Congress. He 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. Woodburn served the remainder of Jones' term which expired in January 1903, and returned to private practice.
Woodburn died on January 15, 1915, in Carson City, Nevada. He was interred in St. Theresa Cemetery.
Source: William Woodburn, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Woodburn
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