Alexander Penn Wooldridge

Alexander Penn Wooldridge (April 13, 1847 – September 8, 1930) was an American politician and attorney who served as the mayor of Austin, Texas from 1909 to 1919.

Biography Wooldridge was born in New Orleans on April 13, 1847, to Absalom and Julia Webber Davis. After graduating from the University of Virginia, he became a professor of physical science at Bethel College. In 1872, Wooldridge moved to Austin, Texas, where he became an attorney.

In the early 1890s, he led the campaign to build the Austin Dam across the Colorado River; the dam failed in a flood in 1900. Wooldridge was the president of Austin's City National Bank in 1896 In 1909, he was elected as Mayor of Austin. He retired from the position in 1919.

Wooldridge died on September 8, 1930, in Austin, Texas. he is buried in Oakwood Cemetery.

Personal life On September 18, 1874, Wooldridge married Ellen Waggener. They had seven children together. After her death, he married Nellie Wylie Holden on July 9, 1917. Wooldridge Park and Wooldridge Elementary School are named after him.