David Woodcock was an American lawyer and politician from New York

New York

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Life

Woodcock attended the public schools, then studied law, was admitted to the bar, and practiced. in 1807, he married Mary I. Baker (ca. 1787-1860). He removed to Ithaca, and was appointed Postmaster on November 19, 1808.

He was a member of the New York State Assembly

New York State Assembly

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 (Seneca Co.) in 1814-15

38th New York State Legislature

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. He was District Attorney of the Thirteenth District (comprising Seneca

Seneca County, New York

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, Tompkins, Cortland

Cortland County, New York

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 and Broome

Broome County, New York

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 counties) from 1817 to 1818; and of Tompkins County from 1818 to 1823. He was the first President of the Cayuga Steamboat Company when it was organized in 1819.

Woodcock was elected as a Democratic-Republican to the 17th United States Congress

17th United States Congress

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, holding office from December 3, 1821, to March 3, 1823. Afterwards he resumed the practice of law, and was President and Trustee of the Village of Ithaca in 1823, 1824, and 1826. He was again a member of the State Assembly (Tompkins Co.) in 1826

49th New York State Legislature

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Woodcock was elected to the 20th United States Congress

20th United States Congress

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, holding office from March 4, 1827, to March 3, 1829. He took a prominent part in the Anti-Masonic movement and was a delegate to the first Anti-Masonic Party

Anti-Masonic Party

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 State convention, held in Utica

Utica, New York

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 in August 1828. Afterwards he again resumed the practice of law. He died in 1835 and was buried at the City Cemetery in Ithaca.

His daughter Mary was married to NY Attorney General Stephen B. Cushing

Stephen B. Cushing

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Source

• The New York Civil List compiled by Franklin Benjamin Hough (pages 71, 94, 190, 204, 317, 369, 383; Weed, Parsons and Co., 1858)