Representative Charles Walhart Woodman

Charles Walhart Woodman served as a Representative from Illinois in the United States Congress from 1895 to 1897. A member of the Republican Party, Charles Walhart Woodman contributed to the legislative process during 1 term in office.

Charles Walhart Woodman’s service in Congress occurred during a significant period in American history. As a member of the House of Representatives, Charles Walhart Woodman participated in the democratic process and represented the interests of constituents.

Charles Walhart Woodman (March 11, 1844 – March 18, 1898) was a U.S. representative from Illinois. Woodman was born in Aalborg, Denmark and was educated in the schools of his native country. In 1863 Woodman emigrated to the United States arriving in Philadelphia and immediately enlisted in the Gulf Squadron of the United States Navy. He moved to Chicago in 1865, graduating from the law department of Chicago University in 1871. He was admitted to the Illinois bar the same year and commenced practice in Chicago. He was appointed prosecuting attorney of the lower courts in 1877 and Justice of the Peace by the judges of Cook County in 1881. Woodman was elected as a Republican to the Fifty-fourth Congress (March 4, 1895 - March 3, 1897). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1896 to the Fifty-fifth Congress. He was found insane from overwork by jury and confined in the asylum in Elgin, Illinois October 27, 1897. He died in Elgin, Illinois, March 18, 1898. He was interred in Rosehill Cemetery in Chicago.