William Burnham Woods

Supreme Court Justice

Birthday August 3, 1824

Birth Sign Leo

Birthplace Ohio

DEATH DATE May 14, 1887 (62)

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About

Served as an associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court from 1880 to 1887.

Before Fame

He graduated from Yale University in 1845.

Trivia

He was a judge on what became the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit prior to becoming an associate justice.

Family Life

He had a brother named Charles.

Associated With

He was nominated to the Supreme Court by President Rutherford B. Hayes.