Daniel Woodson

Daniel Woodson ( born May 24, 1824 Albemarle County, Virginia; † October 5, 1894 in Claremore, Oklahoma ) was an American politician and 1855-1857 repeatedly acting governor of the Kansas Territory.

Early years

Daniel Woodson grew up on a farm and attended the local schools of his home. Still a teenager, he trained in the printing industry. Later he became a journalist. For eight years he was editor of the newspaper " Lynchburg Republican " and since 1851 he was publisher and editor of another newspaper called " Richmond Republican Advocate ". Both newspapers were the Democratic Party close.

Political career

In June 1854 Woodson was appointed by President Franklin Pierce as Secretary of State in the new Kansas Territory. In this capacity, he was officially the representative of the Governor. During his tenure as Secretary of State he had a total of five represent the respective governor. These representations fall within the period from 17 April 1855 to 16 April 1857. Overall, he has officiated about five months as governor representatives. His time in Kansas was overshadowed by the tumultuous events of the period before the Civil War. It was at that time already to bloody clashes between supporters of both sides. Woodson favored the position of the South and made so that the Northerners to his opponents.

Further CV

After his official mission in Kansas Woodson was hired in land allocation authority in the State of Delaware. He then managed about twelve years a farm in Leavenworth County. After moving into the Montgomery County he founded in the town of Parker, a newspaper, but was not very successful. He then worked as a journalist in Coffeyville. He died in 1894 at the estate of his son in Claremore in Indian Territory, now part of Oklahoma.

The Woodson County, Kansas is named after him.