Frederick Augustus Woodard

Frederick Augustus Woodard (erroneously Frederich; February 12, 1854 – May 8, 1915) was an American politician and lawyer. A Democrat, he was a member of the United States House of Representatives from North Carolina.

Born in Wilson County, North Carolina, Woodard studied law under Richmond Mumford Pearson and practiced law. He served in the House from 1893 to 1897, representing North Carolina's 2nd district. Politically, he was liberal.

Early life and education Woodard was born on February 12, 1854, in Black Creek Township, Wilson County, North Carolina, near Wilson, North Carolina, the son of planter and physician Stephen Woodard and Mary Melvina (née Hadley) Woodard. He was of English ancestry. In 1873, he was admitted to the bar, and in January 1874, was sworn before the North Carolina Supreme Court. He was later vice-president of the First National Bank of Wilson.

After serving in Congress, Woodard returned to practicing law in Wilson. In 1913, he was appointed by Governor Charles Brantley Aycock to represent Wilson County before the North Carolina Supreme Court on railroad matters. or 1878, Woodard married Frances "Fannie" Elizabeth Rountree, the daughter of Moses Rountree; they had a son together. She died in 1894, and on March 9, 1898, he married Roe Ella Holleman (née Robbins).