William B. Woods
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| William B. Woods | |
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| Former Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court From: December 21, 1880 – May 14, 1887 | |
| Nominator | Rutherford B. Hayes |
| Predecessor | William Strong |
| Successor | Lucius Q.C. Lamar II |
| Former Mayor of Newark, Ohio From: 1856-58 | |
| Predecessor | Joshua Mathiot |
| Successor | Gibson Atherton |
| Information | |
| Party | Democrat (later) Republican |
| Military Service | |
| Allegiance | Union |
| Service/branch | U.S. Army |
| Rank | Brevet major general |
| Battles/wars | Civil War |
William Burnham Woods (August 3, 1824 – May 14, 1887) was an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. He served in the Civil War as a commander - notably leading William T. Sherman's troops in Sherman's March through Georgia.[1] On the Court he took a narrow view of federal powers and the 14th Amendment - at one point striking down a federal law designed to protect African Americans from the Ku Klux Klan.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 William Burnham Woods (English). law.jrank.
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