O.C. Woolley

Oswald C. Woolley (1808-February 16, 1895)[1] was a politician which is most notable for his tenure as the mayor of Jeffersonville, Indiana.

Oswald C. Woolley
Mayor of Jeffersonville
In office
1861–1865
Preceded byJohn Shyer
Succeeded byJohn Ware
Personal details
Born1808
New York City
DiedFebruary 16, 1895
Austin, Indiana
Political partyDemocratic
RelationsLocofocos

Biography

Mr. Woolley was born in New York City in 1808 where lived for the majority of his early life until 1841. While in New York he was a member of Tammany Hall from 1829 until his departure and participated with the Locofocos branch of the Democratic Party.[1] He left New York upon the demise of the locofocos. He came to Jeffersonville in 1841 with his brother Robert Woolley. In 1861 he was elected as mayor of Jeffersonville and served until 1865.[2]

O.C. Woolley died visiting his brother in Austin, Indiana in 1895 at the age of 87.[1]

See also

References

  1. New York Times Obituary February 18, 1895
  2. Kleber, John E. Encyclopedia of Louisville. (University Press of Kentucky). pg.443.


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