Frederick Augustus Woodard, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Frederick Augustus Woodard

American politician

Date of Birth: 12-Feb-1854

Place of Birth: Wilson, North Carolina, United States

Date of Death: 08-May-1915

Profession: lawyer, politician

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Frederick Augustus Woodard (February 12, 1854 – May 8, 1915) was a Democratic U.S.
Congressman from North Carolina between 1893 and 1897. Born near Wilson, North Carolina, Woodard attended private schools in Wilson County and studied law under Richmond Mumford Pearson, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of North Carolina.
He was admitted to the bar in 1873 and practiced law in his hometown of Wilson. He rose in business to become vice-president of the First National Bank of Wilson, and was elected as a Democrat to the 54th United States Congress in 1892.
Unsuccessful in his 1896 bid for re-election, Woodard returned to the practice of law and died in Wilson in 1915.
He is buried there in Maplewood Cemetery.