US Congressman. At the start of the Revolution his father Thomas raised a militia company, of which William was a member. Thomas was killed in battle in 1779, and William's brother John took command of the unit. William Woodward served until the end of the war and was involved in most major actions that took part in North and South Carolina, and his contemporaries referred to him as "the boldest fighter of the Revolution." After the war he became a farmer and was also ordained as a minister in the Baptist church. In 1814 he was elected to the US House of Representatives as a Democratic-Republican and served one term, 1815 to 1817. He did not run for reelection in 1816, but later ran successfully for a seat in the South Carolina House of Representatives, where he served from 1818 to 1820. His son Joseph also served in Congress.
US Congressman. At the start of the Revolution his father Thomas raised a militia company, of which William was a member. Thomas was killed in battle in 1779, and William's brother John took command of the unit. William Woodward served until the end of the war and was involved in most major actions that took part in North and South Carolina, and his contemporaries referred to him as "the boldest fighter of the Revolution." After the war he became a farmer and was also ordained as a minister in the Baptist church. In 1814 he was elected to the US House of Representatives as a Democratic-Republican and served one term, 1815 to 1817. He did not run for reelection in 1816, but later ran successfully for a seat in the South Carolina House of Representatives, where he served from 1818 to 1820. His son Joseph also served in Congress.
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