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George L. Woods

Republican

Picture of George L. Woods
Credit: U.S. Historical Society
Date Party Office Votes Result
11-07-1882 Republican CD-04 18387 Loss
Website: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Lemuel_Woods
 

Candidate Biography:

George Lemuel Woods
Born: July 30, 1832 in Boone County, Missouri
Married: Louisa A. McBride (in 1853)
Children: Two sons
Died: January 7, 1890 in Portland, Oregon

1863: Judge, Wasco County [Dakota Territory] (now Idaho)
1865-1866: Justice, Idaho Territorial Supreme Court
1866-1870: Governor of Oregon
1871-1875: Governor of Utah Territory