William B. Woods

A transplanted Ohioan and Union general who settled in Alabama — the first justice appointed from a former Confederate state after the Civil War.

Associate Justice1881–1887Appointed by HayesJustice #45
Born August 3, 1824 · Newark, OH
Died May 14, 1887 · Washington, D.C.
Buried Cedar Hill Cemetery, Newark, OH

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