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District</a></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>In office</b></span><br />1871–1873<sup id="cite_ref-roll_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-roll-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-hour-02_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-hour-02-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-yale_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-yale-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Preceded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Elbert_A._Woodward" title="Elbert A. Woodward">Elbert A. Woodward</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Succeeded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Huested_W._R._Hoyt" class="mw-redirect" title="Huested W. R. Hoyt">Huested W. R. Hoyt</a></td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender;line-height:normal;padding:0.2em;">Member of the<br /><a href="/wiki/Connecticut_House_of_Representatives" title="Connecticut House of Representatives">Connecticut House of Representatives</a><br /> from <a href="/wiki/Norwalk,_Connecticut" title="Norwalk, Connecticut">Norwalk</a></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>In office</b></span><br />1867–1869<sup id="cite_ref-hour-02_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-hour-02-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-yale_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-yale-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><div style="line-height:normal; padding-top:0.2em; padding-bottom:0.1em">Serving with <a href="/w/index.php?title=D._H._Webb&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="D. H. Webb (page does not exist)">D. H. Webb</a>,<br /><a href="/w/index.php?title=George_S._Bell&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="George S. Bell (page does not exist)">George S. Bell</a></div></td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Preceded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ebenezer_Hill_(I)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Ebenezer Hill (I) (page does not exist)">Ebenezer Hill</a>,<br /><a href="/w/index.php?title=F._St._John_Lockwood&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="F. St. John Lockwood (page does not exist)">F. St. John Lockwood</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Succeeded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Asa_Smith_(Connecticut)" class="mw-redirect" title="Asa Smith (Connecticut)">Asa Smith</a>,<br /><a href="/w/index.php?title=Israel_Bullock&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Israel Bullock (page does not exist)">Israel Bullock</a></td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender;line-height:normal;padding:0.2em;">20th <a href="/wiki/Warden_of_the_Borough_of_Norwalk,_Connecticut" class="mw-redirect" title="Warden of the Borough of Norwalk, Connecticut">Warden of the Borough of Norwalk, Connecticut</a></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>In office</b></span><br />1872–1873<sup id="cite_ref-hour-02_2-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-hour-02-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-yale_3-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-yale-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Preceded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Samuel_Lynes" title="Samuel Lynes">Samuel Lynes</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Succeeded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Asa_Smith_(Connecticut)" class="mw-redirect" title="Asa Smith (Connecticut)">Asa Smith</a></td></tr><tr style="display:none"><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender">Personal details</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Born</th><td class="infobox-data"><span style="display:none">(<span class="bday">1830-03-31</span>)</span>March 31, 1830<sup id="cite_ref-yale_3-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-yale-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-jch_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-jch-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br /><a href="/wiki/Watertown,_Connecticut" title="Watertown, Connecticut">Watertown</a>, <a href="/wiki/Connecticut" title="Connecticut">Connecticut</a><sup id="cite_ref-yale_3-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-yale-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-jch_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-jch-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Died</th><td class="infobox-data">July 26, 1921<span style="display:none">(1921-07-26)</span> (aged 91)<sup id="cite_ref-hour-02_2-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-hour-02-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-yale_3-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-yale-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br /><a href="/wiki/Norwalk,_Connecticut" title="Norwalk, Connecticut">Norwalk</a>, <a href="/wiki/Connecticut" title="Connecticut">Connecticut</a><sup id="cite_ref-hour-02_2-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-hour-02-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-yale_3-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-yale-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Political party</th><td class="infobox-data">Republican</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Spouse</th><td class="infobox-data">Sarah Esther Hanford (m. June 8, 1859, d. June 24, 1882)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Children</th><td class="infobox-data">Mary Hanford Woodward Earle, Sarah Lucia Woodward Hoyt, Anna Burr Woodward Hoyt, Harriet Isabel Woodward Earle, Louise Woodward Brinckerhoff, George Lucius Woodward<sup id="cite_ref-yale_3-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-yale-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Residence(s)</th><td class="infobox-data">6 Elm Street,<br /><a href="/wiki/Norwalk,_Connecticut" title="Norwalk, Connecticut">Norwalk</a>, <a href="/wiki/Connecticut" title="Connecticut">Connecticut</a><sup id="cite_ref-hour-02_2-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-hour-02-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-hour_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-hour-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Alma_mater" title="Alma mater">Alma mater</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Yale_College" title="Yale College">Yale College</a> (1853)<sup id="cite_ref-hour-02_2-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-hour-02-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-yale_3-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-yale-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-jch_4-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-jch-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Occupation</th><td class="infobox-data">lawyer and judge<sup id="cite_ref-yale_3-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-yale-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below" style="border-top: 1px solid right;"><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Asa Burr Woodward</b> (March 31, 1830 – July 26, 1921) was a member of the <a href="/wiki/Connecticut_Senate" class="mw-redirect" title="Connecticut Senate">Connecticut Senate</a> representing the <a href="/wiki/Connecticut%27s_12th_Senate_District" class="mw-redirect" title="Connecticut's 12th Senate District">12th District</a> from 1871 to 1873, a member of the <a href="/wiki/Connecticut_House_of_Representatives" title="Connecticut House of Representatives">Connecticut House of Representatives</a> representing <a href="/wiki/Norwalk,_Connecticut" title="Norwalk, Connecticut">Norwalk</a> from 1867 to 1869, and a <a href="/wiki/List_of_mayors_of_Norwalk,_Connecticut" title="List of mayors of Norwalk, Connecticut">Warden</a> of the Borough of Norwalk in 1872. </p><p>He was born March 31, 1830, the son of Lucius and Lucia Burr Woodward.<sup id="cite_ref-yale_3-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-yale-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-jch_4-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-jch-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>He graduated from Yale College in 1853.<sup id="cite_ref-yale_3-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-yale-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-jch_4-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-jch-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>He worked in the law office of <a href="/wiki/Orris_S._Ferry" title="Orris S. Ferry">Orris S. Ferry</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-yale_3-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-yale-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-jch_4-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-jch-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He was admitted to the bar in 1857.<sup id="cite_ref-yale_3-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-yale-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-jch_4-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-jch-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>He was a judge of probate for the Norwalk district beginning in 1878.<sup id="cite_ref-yale_3-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-yale-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-jch_4-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-jch-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-hour_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-hour-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>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.<sup id="cite_ref-hour-02_2-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-hour-02-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-yale_3-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-yale-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1902, he was a member of the Connecticut Constitutional Convention.<sup id="cite_ref-yale_3-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-yale-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Asa_Woodward&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-roll-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-roll_1-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://books.google.com/books?id=ul0EAAAAYAAJ">Roll of state officers and members of General Assembly of Connecticut, from 1776 to 1881</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-hour-02-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-hour-02_2-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-hour-02_2-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-hour-02_2-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-hour-02_2-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-hour-02_2-4"><sup><i><b>e</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-hour-02_2-5"><sup><i><b>f</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-hour-02_2-6"><sup><i><b>g</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-hour-02_2-7"><sup><i><b>h</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=DzsvAAAAIBAJ&sjid=oeAFAAAAIBAJ&pg=3531%2C4823967">The Norwalk Hour - Judge Woodward Passes Away At 91</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-yale-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-yale_3-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-yale_3-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-yale_3-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-yale_3-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-yale_3-4"><sup><i><b>e</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-yale_3-5"><sup><i><b>f</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-yale_3-6"><sup><i><b>g</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-yale_3-7"><sup><i><b>h</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-yale_3-8"><sup><i><b>i</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-yale_3-9"><sup><i><b>j</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-yale_3-10"><sup><i><b>k</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-yale_3-11"><sup><i><b>l</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-yale_3-12"><sup><i><b>m</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-yale_3-13"><sup><i><b>n</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-yale_3-14"><sup><i><b>o</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-yale_3-15"><sup><i><b>p</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-yale_3-16"><sup><i><b>q</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://mssa.library.yale.edu/obituary_record/1859_1924/1921-22.pdf">Obituary Record of Yale Graduates</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-jch-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-jch_4-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-jch_4-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-jch_4-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-jch_4-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-jch_4-4"><sup><i><b>e</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-jch_4-5"><sup><i><b>f</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-jch_4-6"><sup><i><b>g</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-jch_4-7"><sup><i><b>h</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://books.google.com/books?id=86osAAAAIAAJ&dq=Asa+Woodward+1830+Connecticut&pg=PA586">The Judicial and Civil History of Connecticut</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-hour-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-hour_5-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-hour_5-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=rSVJAAAAIBAJ&sjid=WgYNAAAAIBAJ&pg=4928%2C5387656">The Norwalk Hour - Ten Years Ago</a></span> </li> </ol></div></div> <table class="wikitable succession-box noprint" style="margin:0.5em auto; font-size:small;clear:both;"> <tbody><tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="width:30%;" rowspan="1">Preceded by<div style="font-weight: bold"><a href="/wiki/Samuel_Lynes" title="Samuel Lynes">Samuel Lynes</a></div> </td> <td style="width: 40%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1"><b> <a href="/wiki/List_of_mayors_of_Norwalk,_Connecticut" title="List of mayors of Norwalk, Connecticut">Warden</a><br />of the Borough of <br /><a href="/wiki/Norwalk,_Connecticut" title="Norwalk, Connecticut">Norwalk, Connecticut</a> </b><br />1872–1873 </td> <td style="width: 30%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1">Succeeded by<div style="font-weight: bold"><a href="/wiki/Asa_Smith_(Connecticut)" class="mw-redirect" title="Asa Smith (Connecticut)">Asa Smith</a></div> </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="3" style="border-top: 5px solid #cccccc"><a href="/wiki/Connecticut_State_Senate" title="Connecticut State Senate">Connecticut State Senate</a> </th></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="width:30%;" rowspan="1">Preceded by<div style="font-weight: bold"><a href="/wiki/Elbert_A._Woodward" title="Elbert A. Woodward">Elbert A. Woodward</a></div> </td> <td style="width: 40%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1"><b> Member of the<br /><a href="/wiki/Connecticut_Senate" class="mw-redirect" title="Connecticut Senate">Connecticut Senate</a><br /> from the <a href="/wiki/Connecticut%27s_12th_Senate_District" class="mw-redirect" title="Connecticut's 12th Senate District">12th District</a> </b><br />1871–1873 </td> <td style="width: 30%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1">Succeeded by<div style="font-weight: bold"><a href="/wiki/Huested_W._R._Hoyt" class="mw-redirect" title="Huested W. R. Hoyt">Huested W. R. Hoyt</a></div> </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="3" style="border-top: 5px solid #cccccc"><a href="/wiki/Connecticut_House_of_Representatives" title="Connecticut House of Representatives">Connecticut House of Representatives</a> </th></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="width:30%;" rowspan="1">Preceded by<div style="font-weight: bold"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ebenezer_Hill_(I)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Ebenezer Hill (I) (page does not exist)">Ebenezer Hill</a><br /><a href="/w/index.php?title=F._St._John_Lockwood&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="F. St. John Lockwood (page does not exist)">F. St. John Lockwood</a></div> </td> <td style="width: 40%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1"><b> Member of the<br /><a href="/wiki/Connecticut_House_of_Representatives" title="Connecticut House of Representatives">Connecticut House of Representatives</a><br /> from <a href="/wiki/Norwalk,_Connecticut" title="Norwalk, Connecticut">Norwalk</a> </b><br />1867–1869 <br />With: <b> <a href="/w/index.php?title=D._H._Webb&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="D. H. Webb (page does not exist)">D. H. Webb</a>,<br /><a href="/w/index.php?title=George_S._Bell&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="George S. Bell (page does not exist)">George S. 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