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Laurin Dewey Woodworth
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Ohio's 17th district
In office
March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1877
Preceded by Jacob A. Ambler
Succeeded by William McKinley
Member of the Ohio Senate
from the 23rd district
In office
January 6, 1868 – December 31, 1871
Preceded by G. F. Brown
Succeeded by Lucien C. Jones
Personal details
Born (1837-09-10)September 10, 1837
Windham, Ohio
Died March 13, 1897(1897-03-13) (aged 59)
Youngstown, Ohio
Resting place Windham Cemetery, Windham, Ohio
Political party Republican
Alma mater Hiram College
Ohio State University

Laurin Dewey Woodworth (September 10, 1837 – March 13, 1897) was a U.S. Representative from Ohio and member of the Woodworth political family.

Biography

Education

Woodworth was born in Windham, Ohio, Woodworth attended the common schools, Windham (Ohio) Academy, Hiram (Ohio) College, and the Ohio State University at Columbus, Ohio. He studied law at Union Law College, Cleveland, Ohio. He was admitted to the bar in 1859 and commenced practice in Ravenna, Ohio.

Public Service

He served as member of the Portage County Board of School Examiners. During the American Civil War, he served in the Union Army as major of the One Hundred and Fourth Ohio Volunteer Infantry from July 1862 to December 1862. He moved to Youngstown, Ohio, in 1864 and resumed the practice of law.

Woodworth was elected to the State senate in 1867. He was reelected in 1869 and served as president pro tempore. Woodworth was elected as a Republican to the Forty-third and Forty-fourth Congresses (March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1877). He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1876 to the Forty-fifth Congress, losing to future U.S. President William McKinley.

He continued the practice of law in Youngstown, Ohio, until his death there on March 13, 1897. He was interred in Windham Cemetery, Windham, Ohio.

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