| Charles W. Woodman | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Illinois's 4th district | |
| In office March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1897 | |
| Preceded by | Julius Goldzier |
| Succeeded by | Daniel W. Mills |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1844-03-11)March 11, 1844 Aalborg, Denmark |
| Died | March 18, 1898(1898-03-18) (aged 54) Elgin, Illinois |
| Political party | Republican |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | United States of America Union |
| Branch/service | United States Navy |
| Years of service | 1863–1865 |
| Battles/wars | American Civil War |
Charles Walhart Woodman (March 11, 1844 – March 18, 1898) was a U.S. representative from Illinois.
Woodman was born in Aalborg, Denmark and was educated in the schools of his native country. In 1863 Woodman emigrated to the United States arriving in Philadelphia and immediately enlisted in the Gulf Squadron of the United States Navy. He moved to Chicago in 1865, graduating from the law department of Chicago University in 1871. He was admitted to the Illinois bar the same year and commenced practice in Chicago. He was appointed prosecuting attorney of the lower courts in 1877 and Justice of the Peace by the judges of Cook County in 1881.
Woodman was elected as a Republican to the Fifty-fourth Congress (March 4, 1895 - March 3, 1897). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1896 to the Fifty-fifth Congress. He was found insane from overwork by jury and confined in the asylum in Elgin, Illinois October 27, 1897.
He died in Elgin, Illinois, March 18, 1898. He was interred in Rosehill Cemetery in Chicago.
References
- United States Congress. "Charles W. Woodman (id: W000715)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
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| U.S. House of Representatives | ||
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| Preceded byJulius Goldzier | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Illinois's 4th congressional district 1895-1897 |
Succeeded byDaniel W. Mills |
| Illinois's delegation(s) to the 54th United States Congresses (ordered by seniority) | ||||
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This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
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- 1898 deaths
- Burials at Rosehill Cemetery
- Deaths in mental institutions
- Danish emigrants to the United States
- Politicians from Aalborg
- United States Navy sailors
- Illinois lawyers
- Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Illinois
- Politicians from Chicago
- 19th-century American lawyers
- American lawyers with disabilities
- American politicians with disabilities
- 19th-century members of the United States House of Representatives