Timothy Lester Woodruff family papers, 1776-1904 (inclusive).

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Timothy Lester Woodruff family papers, 1776-1904 (inclusive).

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Family correspondence of John Woodruff and his son, Timothy Lester Woodruff. Included are several items documenting John Woodruff's career as a Congressman from Connecticut (1855-1857; 1859-1861) and his election on the American Party ticket. Also in the papers is a letter from Samuel Scott, an ancestor of the family, written while serving in the American Revolution.

.25 linear ft. (1 box)

Yale University Library

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Woodruff, Timothy L. (Timothy Lester), 1858-1913

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Republican politician from New York. Lieutenant Governor of New York, 1896-1902. From the description of Papers, 1897-1909. (University of Chicago Library). WorldCat record id: 52248532 Timothy Lester Woodruff (1858-1913), a New York Republican politician, was Lieutenant Governor of the state for three successive terms, from 1896 to 1902. He was political leader of Kings County (Brooklyn) and made it the chief stronghold of the Republican Party in the New York metropolitan a...