Elijah Woods (politician)

Elijah Woods
Member of the Ohio House of Representatives
from the Belmont County district
In office
March 1, 1803 – December 4, 1803
Serving with Joseph Sharp
Preceded bynone (new state)
Succeeded byJosiah Dillon
James Smith
In office
December 3, 1810 – December 1, 1811
Serving with Moses Moorehead
William Smith
Preceded byJoseph Sharp
Josiah Dillon
Isaac Dore
Succeeded byJoseph Sharp
Thomas Mitchell
James Smith
Personal details
Born1778
Rockingham County, Virginia
DiedNovember 23, 1820
Belmont County, Ohio
Resting placeWalnut Grove Cemetery, Martins Ferry, Ohio
Political partyDemocratic-Republican
SpouseHetty Zane
Childrensix

Elijah Woods was a politician from Belmont County, Ohio who was a delegate to the convention that drafted the first constitution of the U.S. State of Ohio in 1802 and served in the Ohio House of Representatives soon after statehood.