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| Affiliation | Whig |
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| Name | William Woodbridge |
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Detroit, Michigan , United States |
| Email | None |
| Website | None |
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August 20, 1780
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| Died | October 20, 1861
(81 years)
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| Contributor | Thomas Walker |
| Last Modifed | Chronicler
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| Info | WOODBRIDGE, William, a Delegate and a Senator from Michigan; born in Norwich, Conn., August 20, 1780; studied law; moved to Ohio in 1799; admitted to the Ohio bar in 1806 and commenced the practice of law in Marietta; member, State house of representatives 1807; prosecuting attorney for New London (now Washington) County, Ohio, 1808-1814; member, State senate 1808-1814; moved to Detroit, Mich.; collector of customs, Michigan Territory 1814-1829; appointed secretary of Michigan Territory in 1814, and served until appointed judge of the Territory in 1828
First Delegate to U.S. House (DR-MI Terry) 1819-1820
Judge of the supreme court of Michigan Territory 1828-1832; delegate to the State constitutional convention 1835; member, State senate 1838-1839;
Governor of Michigan 1840-1841.
U.S. Senate (W-MI) 1841-1847; was not a candidate for reelection; chairman, Committee on Public Lands (Twenty-eighth Congress), Committee on Patents and the Patent Office (Twenty-ninth Congress).
Retired from public life and devoted his time to horticulture; died in Detroit, Mich., October 20, 1861; interment in Elmwood Cemetery.
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