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History and Government—Congressional Biographies—VirginiaJames Pleasant WOODS
(1868-1948)
WOODS, James Pleasant, a
Representative from Virginia; born near Roanoke, Roanoke County,
Va., February 4, 1868; attended the common schools; was graduated
from Roanoke College in 1892; studied law at the University of
Virginia at Charlottesville in 1892 and 1893; was admitted to the
bar in the latter year and commenced practice in Roanoke, Va.;
mayor of Roanoke 1898-1900; elected as a Democrat to the
Sixty-fifth and Sixty-sixth Congresses to fill the vacancies caused
by the resignation of Carter Glass; was reelected to the
Sixty-seventh Congress and served from February 25, 1919, to March
3, 1923; unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1922; delegate
to the Democratic National Convention in 1920; president of the
board of trustees of Roanoke College; member of the board of
trustees of the Randolph-Macon system of colleges; rector of the
board of visitors of the Virginia Polytechnic Institute; resumed
the practice of law; died in Roanoke, Va., July 7, 1948; interment
in Evergreen Burial Park.
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
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