Wood Boulden

Wood Boulden
Justice of the Virginia Supreme Court
In office
1872 – October 10, 1876
Preceded byWilliam T. Joynes
Succeeded byEdward C. Burks
Member of the Virginia Secession Convention representing Charlotte County
Member of the Virginia House of Delegates representing Charlotte County
In office
December 2, 1861 – March 15, 1865
Preceded byS.F. McGehee
Succeeded byW.T. Scott
Personal details
Born(1811-01-20)January 20, 1811
Charlotte County, Virginia, US
DiedOctober 10, 1876(1876-10-10) (aged 65)
Richmond, Virginia, US
Spouse(s)Maria Louisa Barksdale
Martha Baldwin Daniel
RelativesThomas Bouldin(father)
Wood Bouldin Jr. (son Commonwealth's Attorney)
James Bouldin (uncle)
Alma materHampden-Sydney College
ProfessionLawyer, judge

Wood Bouldin, also known as Wood Boulden, (January 20, 1811 – October 10, 1876) was a Virginia lawyer, plantation owner and politician who represented Charlotte County in the 1861 Secession Convention and in the Virginia House of Delegates during the American Civil War (1861-1865).[1][2] Judge Bouldin then served as a justice of the Supreme Court of Virginia from 1872 until his death in 1876.

  1. ^ Peters, John O. (2001). Wood Bouldin (1811–1876). Vol. 3. Richmond: Library of Virginia. p. 122.
  2. ^ Tyler, Lyon Gardiner (1915). Encyclopedia of Virginia Biography. Vol. 3. New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company. p. 18., available at hathitrust.org