Caleb Smith Woodhull (February 26, 1792 – July 16, 1866) was the 70th

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from 1849 to 1851.

Biography

Smith Woodhull was born in Miller Place, New York on February 26, 1792. He graduated from

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in 1811, studied law, and became an attorney in 1817. Woodhull interrupted his studies to serve with the New York Militia in the

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. He remained active in the militia until resigning his commission in 1830. A Whig, Woodhull was elected in 1836 to New York City's Common Council, and he became a member of the Board of Aldermen in 1839. In 1843 he became President of the Board of Aldermen. He was elected Mayor of New York in 1849 and served one term (the last one year term before mayoral terms were extended to two years, then, in 1905, to four years). After leaving the mayor's office Woodhull retired to Miller Place, where he died on July 16, 1866.Ralph J. Caliendo
New York City Mayors
Part 1, 2010, pages 279 to 283

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Caleb Smith Woodhull portrait and notes
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