Thenford Woodhull

1848 - Yes, date unknown

• Name	Thenford Woodhull
  Birth	24 May 1848
  Gender	Male
  Death	Yes, date unknown
  Person ID	I19268	My Genealogy
  Last Modified	17 Sep 2023

  
  

  Father	M.D. Henry William Beck Woodhull,   b. 3 Oct 1819, Vine Hill, Manalapan Township, Monmouth, New Jersey, United States d. 20 Jan 1894 (Age 74 years)
  Mother	Azelia Giraud,   b. 3 Jun 1826   d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	12 May 1847
  Family ID	F7901	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH XLVII. THENFORD WOODHULL, (LL. B.), eighth generation from Richard Wodhull I., Patentee of Brookhaven, Long Island, was the only son of Henry William Beck Woodhull, M. D., and Azelia Giraud. He was born May 24, 1848, at New Brunswick, New Jersey. He was prepared for college by George Payn Quackenbos, and was graduated with the degree of A. B., from Columbia College (now Columbia University), in 1869, sufficiently high to receive a commencement honor, and an election into the Phi Beta Kappa Society. He taught Latin and Greek in the Columbia Grammar School, New York, from 1869 to 1870; was graduated in 1871 from the Columbia College Law School, then conducted by Professor Dwight, and received the degree of LL. B., and in 1872 the degree of A. M. was conferred upon him. He commenced the practice of law in New York City, and was there associated with William G. Low. In 1887 he assisted in the preparation of "The Complete Digest"; and in 1896, that of "Pepper and Lewis' Digest of Pennsylvania Decisions." Page 355 Since 1880 he has practiced in Brooklyn, New York. Is a member of the Law Library in Brooklyn; the Alumni Association of Columbia University; the Phi Beta Kappa Alumni in New York, and the Long Island Historical Society. (See Genealogy, No. 594.)