Stewart L. Woodford

Stewart L. Woodford
United States Minister to Spain
In office
June 19, 1897 – April 21, 1898
PresidentWilliam McKinley
Preceded byHannis Taylor
Succeeded byBellamy Storer
United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York
In office
January 24, 1877 – March 12, 1883
President
Preceded byGeorge Bliss, Jr.
Succeeded byElihu Root
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from New York's 3rd district
In office
March 4, 1873 – July 1, 1874
Preceded byHenry Warner Slocum
Succeeded bySimeon B. Chittenden
Lieutenant Governor of New York
In office
January 1, 1867 – December 31, 1868
GovernorReuben Fenton
Preceded byThomas G. Alvord
Succeeded byAllen C. Beach
Personal details
Born(1835-09-03)September 3, 1835
New York City, U.S.
DiedFebruary 14, 1913(1913-02-14) (aged 77)
New York City, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
Alma materColumbia University
OccupationAttorney
Signature
Military service
AllegianceUnion
Branch/serviceUnion Army
Years of service1862–1865
Rank Colonel
Brevet Brigadier General
Commands103rd U.S. Colored Infantry Regiment
Battles/warsAmerican Civil War

Stewart Lyndon Woodford (September 3, 1835 – February 14, 1913) was an American attorney and politician who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives and the lieutenant governor of New York.[1]

Born in New York City, Woodford graduated from Columbia University in 1854, studied law, and attained admission to the bar. Becoming active in politics as a Republican, he served as Assistant United States Attorney for New York's Southern District from 1861 until volunteering for the Union Army in 1862. Woodford took part in the American Civil War as chief of staff to Quincy A. Gillmore, commander of the Department of the South, and as commander of the 103rd Colored Infantry Regiment. He attained the rank of colonel and the brevet rank of brigadier general.

Woodford ran successfully for lieutenant governor in 1866 and served from 1867 to 1868. After losing the 1870 race for governor, in 1872, Woodford was elected to the U.S. House, and he served a partial term. From 1877 to 1883, he served as United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and he served as Minister to Spain from 1897 until the start of hostilities during the Spanish–American War. Woodford died in New York City in 1913, and was buried in Stamford, Connecticut.

  1. ^ Kestenbaum, Lawrence Kestenbau (March 10, 2021). "The Political Graveyard: Delta Psi Politicians". politicalgraveyard.com. Retrieved March 10, 2022.