Asa Woodward
Asa Burr Woodward (March 31, 1830 – July 26, 1921) was a member of the Connecticut Senate representing the 12th District from 1871 to 1873, a member of the Connecticut House of Representatives representing Norwalk from 1867 to 1869, and a Warden of the Borough of Norwalk in 1872.
Asa Burr Woodward | |
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| Member of the Connecticut Senate from the 12th District | |
| In office 1871–1873[1][2][3] | |
| Preceded by | Elbert A. Woodward |
| Succeeded by | Huested W. R. Hoyt |
| Member of the Connecticut House of Representatives from Norwalk | |
| In office 1867–1869[2][3] Serving with D. H. Webb, George S. Bell | |
| Preceded by | Ebenezer Hill, F. St. John Lockwood |
| Succeeded by | Asa Smith, Israel Bullock |
| 20th Warden of the Borough of Norwalk, Connecticut | |
| In office 1872–1873[2][3] | |
| Preceded by | Samuel Lynes |
| Succeeded by | Asa Smith |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 31, 1830[3][4] Watertown, Connecticut[3][4] |
| Died | July 26, 1921 (aged 91)[2][3] Norwalk, Connecticut[2][3] |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Sarah Esther Hanford (m. June 8, 1859, d. June 24, 1882) |
| Children | Mary Hanford Woodward Earle, Sarah Lucia Woodward Hoyt, Anna Burr Woodward Hoyt, Harriet Isabel Woodward Earle, Louise Woodward Brinckerhoff, George Lucius Woodward[3] |
| Residence(s) | 6 Elm Street, Norwalk, Connecticut[2][5] |
| Alma mater | Yale College (1853)[2][3][4] |
| Occupation | lawyer and judge[3] |
He was born March 31, 1830, the son of Lucius and Lucia Burr Woodward.[3][4]
He graduated from Yale College in 1853.[3][4]
He worked in the law office of Orris S. Ferry.[3][4] He was admitted to the bar in 1857.[3][4]
He was a judge of probate for the Norwalk district beginning in 1878.[3][4][5]
He served as President of the Fairfield County Savings Bank, a director of the South Norwalk Trust Company, and President of the Fairfield County Bar Association.[2][3]
In 1902, he was a member of the Connecticut Constitutional Convention.[3]