Thomas M. WOODRUFF, Congress, NY (1804-1855)

WOODRUFF, Thomas M., a Representative from New York; born in New Jersey, May 3, 1804; elected as a candidate of the American Party to the Twenty-ninth Congress (March 4, 1845-March 3, 1847); employed as a cabinetmaker and later engaged in the furniture business in New York City; died in New York City, March 28, 1855; interment in the First Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Newark, N.J.

Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present