Woodson R. Oglesby
{{Short description|American politician (1867–1955)}}
{{Infobox officeholder
|name = Woodson Ratcliffe Oglesby
|image = Woodson Ratcliffe Oglesby circa 1915.jpg
|state1 = New York
|district1 = {{ushr|NY|24|24th}}
|term_start1 = March 4, 1913
|term_end1 = March 3, 1917
|predecessor1= George W. Fairchild
|successor1 = Benjamin L. Fairchild
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| predecessor = George N. Rigby
| successor = Harry W. Haines
|birth_date ={{birth date|1867|02|7}}
|birth_place =Shelbyville, Kentucky, U.S.
|death_date ={{death date and age|1955|04|30|1867|02|7}}
|death_place = Quincy, Florida, U.S.
|alma_mater = Kentucky Wesleyan College
Illinois Wesleyan University
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Woodson Ratcliffe Oglesby (February 9, 1867 – April 30, 1955) was an American lawyer and politician who served two terms as a U.S. Representative from New York from 1913 to 1917. He was a cousin of Richard James Oglesby.
Biography
Born near Shelbyville, Kentucky, Oglesby attended the public schools, Kentucky Wesleyan College (then at Millersburg), and the Illinois Wesleyan University at Bloomington. He studied law. He was admitted to the bar in 1890 and commenced practice in New York City.
= Spanish-American War =
He served during the Spanish–American War as a private in Company C, Seventy-first Regiment, New York National Guard.
= Political career =
He was a member of the New York State Assembly (Westchester Co., 1st D.) in 1906. He was a delegate to the 1912 Democratic National Convention.
== Congress ==
Oglesby was elected as a Democrat to the 63rd and 64th United States Congresses, holding office from March 4, 1913, to March 3, 1917.
= Later career and death =
Afterwards he resumed the practice of law in New York City until his retirement in 1928 and resided in Yonkers, New York, and Quincy, Florida.
He died in Quincy, Florida, April 30, 1955. He was interred in Eastern Cemetery, Quitman, Georgia.
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Category:Illinois Wesleyan University alumni
Category:Democratic Party members of the New York State Assembly
Category:Politicians from Yonkers, New York
Category:People from Shelby County, Kentucky
Category:20th-century members of the New York State Legislature
Category:20th-century members of the United States House of Representatives