James P. Woods
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James Pleasant Woods was a U.S. Representative
from Virginia
.
Born near Roanoke, Virginia
, Woods attended the common schools.
He graduated from Roanoke College in 1892.
He studied law at the University of Virginia at Charlottesville in 1892 and 1893.
He was admitted to the bar
in the latter year and commenced practice in Roanoke, Virginia
.
He served as mayor of Roanoke 1898-1900.
Woods was elected as a Democrat
to the Sixty-fifth
and Sixty-sixth
Congresses to fill the vacancies caused by the resignation of Carter Glass.
He was reelected to the Sixty-seventh
Congress and served from February 25, 1919, to March 3, 1923.
He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1922.
He served as delegate to the Democratic National Convention in 1920.
He served as president of the board of trustees of Roanoke College.
He served as member of the board of trustees of the Randolph-Macon system of colleges.
Rector of the board of visitors of the Virginia Polytechnic Institute.
He resumed the practice of law.
He died in Roanoke, Virginia
, July 7, 1948.
He was interred in Evergreen Burial Park.
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
from Virginia
Virginia
The Commonwealth of Virginia , is a U.S. state on the Atlantic Coast of the Southern United States. Virginia is nicknamed the "Old Dominion" and sometimes the "Mother of Presidents" after the eight U.S. presidents born there...
.
Born near Roanoke, Virginia
Roanoke, Virginia
Roanoke is an independent city in the Mid-Atlantic U.S. state of Virginia and is the tenth-largest city in the Commonwealth. It is located in the Roanoke Valley of the Roanoke Region of Virginia. The population within the city limits was 97,032 as of 2010...
, Woods attended the common schools.
He graduated from Roanoke College in 1892.
He studied law at the University of Virginia at Charlottesville in 1892 and 1893.
He was admitted to the bar
Admission to the bar in the United States
In the United States, admission to the bar is the granting of permission by a particular court system to a lawyer to practice law in that system. Each U.S. state and similar jurisdiction has its own court system and sets its own rules for bar admission , which can lead to different admission...
in the latter year and commenced practice in Roanoke, Virginia
Roanoke, Virginia
Roanoke is an independent city in the Mid-Atlantic U.S. state of Virginia and is the tenth-largest city in the Commonwealth. It is located in the Roanoke Valley of the Roanoke Region of Virginia. The population within the city limits was 97,032 as of 2010...
.
He served as mayor of Roanoke 1898-1900.
Woods was elected as a Democrat
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
to the Sixty-fifth
65th United States Congress
The Sixty-fifth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, DC from March 4, 1917 to March 4, 1919, during the fourth and fifth...
and Sixty-sixth
66th United States Congress
The Sixty-sixth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, comprising the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, DC from March 4, 1919 to March 4, 1921, during the last two years of...
Congresses to fill the vacancies caused by the resignation of Carter Glass.
He was reelected to the Sixty-seventh
67th United States Congress
The Sixty-seventh United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1921 to March 4, 1923, during the first two years...
Congress and served from February 25, 1919, to March 3, 1923.
He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1922.
He served as delegate to the Democratic National Convention in 1920.
He served as president of the board of trustees of Roanoke College.
He served as member of the board of trustees of the Randolph-Macon system of colleges.
Rector of the board of visitors of the Virginia Polytechnic Institute.
He resumed the practice of law.
He died in Roanoke, Virginia
Roanoke, Virginia
Roanoke is an independent city in the Mid-Atlantic U.S. state of Virginia and is the tenth-largest city in the Commonwealth. It is located in the Roanoke Valley of the Roanoke Region of Virginia. The population within the city limits was 97,032 as of 2010...
, July 7, 1948.
He was interred in Evergreen Burial Park.