Urey Woodson was a Kentucky Democrat and a newspaper editor and publisher.

Biography

He was the Kentucky railroad commissioner from 1891 to 1895. He was a member of Democratic National Committee

Democratic National Committee

The Democratic National Committee is the principal organization governing the United States Democratic Party on a day to day basis. While it is responsible for overseeing the process of writing a platform every four years, the DNC's central focus is on campaign and political activity in support...

 from Kentucky from 1896 to 1912, 1916-1918, 1924-1928. He was a delegate to the Democratic National Convention from Kentucky in 1932. Presbyterian. He died on August 7, 1939 and was buried in Elmwood Cemetery

Elmwood Cemetery

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 in Owensboro, Kentucky

Owensboro, Kentucky

Owensboro is the fourth largest city by population in the U.S. state of Kentucky. It is the county seat of Daviess County. It is located on U.S. Route 60 about southeast of Evansville, Indiana, and is the principal city of the Owensboro, Kentucky, Metropolitan Statistical Area. The city's...

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External links

• Urey Woodson from the Library of Congress
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