Homer B. Woods
Justice of the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia
About Homer B. Woods
Lived 1869 – 1941 (aged 71).
Homer Boughner Woods (July 16, 1869 – March 4, 1941) was a justice of the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia from January 1, 1925 to December 31, 1936.
Born on a farm near Harrisville, West Virginia, to circuit-riding pastor Rev. Philip A. and Salina (Wells) Woods, Woods became a teacher. He attended Marietta College and then became county superintendent.
He "took a course in the law department" of West Virginia University", He was thereafter elected as a circuit judge for three terms. and served until 1936, when he and Justice M. O Litz were both defeated in their respective bids for reelection.
In 1940, he was elected as a Republican to the West Virginia House of Delegates, and died during his term in office. Woods died in a hospital in Charleston, West Virginia, where he was recuperating from a period of ill health, at the age of 71.
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Who was Homer B. Woods?
justice of the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia
When was Homer B. Woods born?
Homer B. Woods was born on 16 July 1869.
When did Homer B. Woods die?
Homer B. Woods died on 4 March 1941.
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