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Cyrus Woods
In office Governor John Stuchell Fisher Preceded by Thomas Baldrige Succeeded by William Schnader In office President Warren G. Harding Calvin Coolidge Preceded by Charles Warren Succeeded by Edgar Bancroft In office President Warren G. Harding Preceded by Joseph Willard Succeeded by Alexander Moore In office Governor Martin Brumbaugh William Sproul Preceded by Robert McAfee Succeeded by Bernard Myers In office President William Howard Taft Woodrow Wilson Preceded by Edwin Morgan Succeeded by Meredith Nicholson In office Preceded by John Brown Succeeded by John Jamison
Born (1861-09-03 ) September 3, 1861Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Died December 8, 1938(1938-12-08) (aged 77 )Clearfield, Pennsylvania Political party Republican Spouse Mary Todd Marchand Alma mater Lafayette College University of Pennsylvania Law School Profession Attorney , Politician, Diplomat
Cyrus E. Woods (September 3, 1861 – December 8, 1938) was an American attorney, diplomat and politician.
Early life and career [ edit ]
He was born September 3, 1861, in Clearfield, Pennsylvania , to Matthew Woods and Catheine/Katharine (Bella) Spice/Speece.[1] Lafayette College .[2] University of Pennsylvania with a law degree in 1889. Woods practiced law in Philadelphia and then in Pittsburgh , where he became associated with the interests of the Mellon family . On January 18, 1893, Woods married the former Mary Todd Marchand,[3] James Todd , former state Attorney General.
In 1900, Woods made his first bid for political office, successfully contesting the Westmoreland County -based 39th district of the Pennsylvania State Senate . He served in the Senate for two terms, from 1901 to 1907.[1] [4]
Diplomatic service and state appointments [ edit ]
Woods received his first diplomatic appointment in 1912, when President William Howard Taft named him the United States' Envoy to Portugal , with the official title of Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary , as the United States had not yet elevated the post to ambassador status.[1]
In 1915, Governor Martin Brumbaugh appointed him Secretary of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania . Woods would serve six years in the post, before resigning in 1921 to take-up the post of Ambassador to Spain .[1] Ambassador to Japan . During his time in Japan, he organized the American relief effort in response to the devastating 1923 Great Kantō earthquake , before resigning in 1924.
In 1929, Governor John Fisher , with whom Woods had served in the State Senate,[5] Pennsylvania Attorney General . Woods served in the post, his final political or diplomatic appointment, for eighteen months.[1]
Death and legacy [ edit ]
Woods died December 8, 1938, in Philadelphia, where he had gone for medical treatment. After his death, his widow established a foundation which became the Westmoreland Museum of American Art .[6]
References [ edit ]
^ The Twentieth Century Bench and Bar of Pennsylvania
^ Sharon Trostle, ed. (2009). The Pennsylvania Manual (PDF) . Vol. 119. Harrisburg, Pennsylvania : Pennsylvania Department of General Services . ISBN 978-0-8182-0334-3
^ Cox, Harold (2004). "Pennsylvania Senate - 1901-1902" (PDF) . Wilkes University Election Statistics Project
^ "History of Westmoreland County Museum" . Archived from the original on 2010-05-18. Retrieved 2009-11-22 .
"Cyrus E. Woods Dies", The Washington Post , December 9, 1938, p. 6.
"Cyrus Woods Dies, Ex-Envoy in Japan", New York Times , December 9, 1938, p. 25.
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