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Stewart Lyndon Woodford

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Stewart Lyndon Woodford Veteran Famous memorial

Birth
New York, New York County, New York, USA
Death
14 Feb 1913 (aged 77)
New York, New York County, New York, USA
Burial
Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA GPS-Latitude: 41.0400221, Longitude: -73.5352912
Plot
Section B, Lot 12415
Memorial ID
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Civil War Union Brevet Brigadier General, US Congressman. US Diplomat.

Colonel, 103rd US Colored Infantry, March 6, 1865 to Aug. 23, 1865. Elected to represent New York's 3rd District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1873 to 1874. Also served as Lieutenant Governor of New York from 1867 to 1868, Candidate for Governor of New York in 1870, United States District Attorney for the Southern District of New York from 1877 to 1883, Alternate Delegate to the Republican National Convention from New York in 1880, and United States Minister to Spain from 1897 to 1898.

Civil War Union Brevet Brigadier General, US Congressman. US Diplomat.

Colonel, 103rd US Colored Infantry, March 6, 1865 to Aug. 23, 1865. Elected to represent New York's 3rd District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1873 to 1874. Also served as Lieutenant Governor of New York from 1867 to 1868, Candidate for Governor of New York in 1870, United States District Attorney for the Southern District of New York from 1877 to 1883, Alternate Delegate to the Republican National Convention from New York in 1880, and United States Minister to Spain from 1897 to 1898.

Bio by: The Silent Forgotten




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  • Added: Apr 22, 2003
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/7376565/stewart_lyndon-woodford: accessed ), memorial page for Stewart Lyndon Woodford (3 Sep 1835–14 Feb 1913), Find a Grave Memorial ID 7376565, citing Woodland Cemetery, Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.