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Woodbridge, William

lawyer, jurist, state senator, congressman, governor, United States senator, was born Aug. 20, 1780, in Norwich, Conn. In 1807 he was elected to the assembly of Ohio, and in 1808 was prosecuting attorney for his county, which office he held until 1814.

During the same period he was also a member of the state senate. In 1814 he received the appointment of secretary of the territory of Michigan, and removed to Detroit. In 1819 he was elected the first delegate from Michigan to congress, and in 1828 was appointed judge of the supreme court of Michigan territory and held the office four years. In 1837 he was elected to the state senate of Michigan.

In 1839 he was chosen governor of the state, and was a senator in congress from 1841 to 1847. He died Oct. 20, 1861, in Detroit, Mich.

WOODBRIDGE, WILLIAM CHAN- NING, educator, author, was born Dec. 18, 1794, in Medford, Mass. He was an educator of Hartford, and the author of Modern School Universal Geography; Modern Schoól Geography; and Letters from Hofwyl. He died Nov. 9, 1845, in Boston, Mass.

WOODBURN, BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, clergyman, was born March 23, 1832, in Crescent Township, Pa. Since the opening of the Allegheny General hospital in 1884 he has been its president.