Thomas B. Woodworth
American politician (1841–1904)
Thomas B. Woodworth (October 2, 1841 – January 16, 1904) was a newspaper publisher, lawyer, and member of the Woodworth political family.
Life
Woodworth was born in 1841 in Chautauqua County, New York, the son of Stephen Woodworth. He graduated from the Cazenovia Seminary. In 1866 his father removed from New York to Michigan, in which Thomas followed the next year. He maintained a home in Caseville, where he raised his six young children with his wife, Margaret, and entered the bar to practice law.
Between 1868 and 1876, Thomas served as the supervisor for the township of Caseville, and he also served for two years as the county surveyor. In 1874, he founded the Caseville Advertiser, serving as its publisher and editor until 1876, when it merged with the Huron County News. In 1877, he was elected to the Michigan Legislature, serving a term.
Woodworth was a member of the York Rite, and valued political campaign speaker in the state of Michigan for the Republican Party.
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