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Woodbury, Levi, 1789-1851

 

Biography

Levi Woodbury was born in Francestown, N.H., on December 22, 1789. He graduated from Dartmouth College in 1809, and went on to briefly attend law school in Litchfield, Conn. He was admitted to the bar in 1812, and practiced law in Francestown from 1813 to 1816. From 1816 to 1823, he served as a judge on the Superior Court of New Hampshire. From 1823 to 1824 he served as New Hampshire's fifteenth governor and in 1825, he served as Speaker of the New Hampshire House of Representatives. A Jacksonian Democrat, Woodbury served in the U.S. Senate from 1825 to 1831, when he was named Secretary of the Navy in Jackson's cabinet. In 1834, Jackson appointed him Secretary of the Treasury, a position he held until 1841. In 1841, he was again elected to the U.S. Senate by New Hampshire and served until 1845, when he resigned. That year, he was appointed Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court by James K. Polk, whose presidential bid he had supported. He was the first U.S. Supreme Court justice to have attended law school, and he served on the court until his death on September 4, 1851.

Found in 30 Collections and/or Records:

John Wingate Weeks letter

 Item 1
Identifier: Mss 840657.1
Mss 840657.1
Date(s): 1840-12-07
Abstract

In English.

John Wingate Weeks letter

 Item 1
Identifier: Mss 841276.1
Mss 841276.1
Date(s): 1841-04-26
Abstract

In English.

John Wingate Weeks letter

 Item 1
Identifier: Mss 841466
Mss 841466
Date(s): 1841-08-16
Abstract

In English.

John Wingate Weeks letter

 Item 1
Identifier: Mss 841611
Mss 841611
Date(s): 1841-11-11
Abstract

In English.

John Wingate Weeks letter

 Item 1
Identifier: Mss 841619.1
Mss 841619.1
Date(s): 1841-11-19
Scope and Contents

Letter from John Wingate Weeks in Lancaster, New Hampshire to Levi Woodbury, regarding local politics and urging Woodbury to run for higher office.

John Wingate Weeks letter

 Item 1
Identifier: Mss 836427.2
Mss 836427.2
Date(s): 1836-07-27
Abstract

In English.

John Wingate Weeks letter

 Item 1
Identifier: Mss 839217
Mss 839217
Date(s): 1839-03-17
Abstract

In English.

Levi Woodbury letter

 Item 1
Identifier: Mss 840667
Mss 840667
Date(s): 1840-12-17
Abstract

In English.

Levi Woodbury letter

 Item 1
Identifier: Mss 848211
Mss 848211
Date(s): 1848-03-11
Abstract

In English.

Levi Woodbury letter

 Item 1
Identifier: Mss 835252
Mss 835252
Date(s): 1835-04-02
Abstract

In English.

Levi Woodbury letter

 Item 1
Identifier: Mss 836455
Mss 836455
Date(s): 1836-08-05
Abstract

In English.

Levi Woodbury letter

 Item 1
Identifier: Mss 837223
Mss 837223
Date(s): 1837-03-23
Abstract

In English.

Levi Woodbury letter

 Item 1
Identifier: Mss 839477.2
Mss 839477.2
Date(s): 1839-08-27
Abstract

In English.

Levi Woodbury letter

 Item 1
Identifier: Mss 832105
Mss 832105
Date(s): 1832-01-05
Abstract

In English.

Levi Woodbury letter

 Item 1
Identifier: Mss 832123.2
Mss 832123.2
Date(s): 1832-01-23
Abstract

In English.

Levi Woodbury letter

 Item 1
Identifier: Mss 832228.1
Mss 832228.1
Date(s): 1832-03-28
Abstract

In English.

Levi Woodbury letter

 Item 1
Identifier: Mss 832254.2
Mss 832254.2
Date(s): 1832-04-04
Abstract

In English.

Levi Woodbury letter

 Item 1
Identifier: Mss 832272
Mss 832272
Date(s): 1832-04-22
Abstract

In English.

Levi Woodbury letter

 Item 1
Identifier: Mss 832331
Mss 832331
Date(s): 1832-05-31
Abstract

In English.

Levi Woodbury letter

 Item 1
Identifier: Mss 832372
Mss 832372
Date(s): 1832-06-22
Abstract

In English.

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