Woodson Ratcliffe Oglesby (February 9, 1867 – April 30, 1955) was an American lawyer and politician who served two terms as a U.S. Representative from New York from 1913 to 1917. He was a cousin of Richard James Oglesby.

Biography

Born near Shelbyville, Kentucky, Oglesby attended the public schools, Kentucky Wesleyan College (then at Millersburg), and the Illinois Wesleyan University at Bloomington. He studied law. He was admitted to the bar in 1890 and commenced practice in New York City.

Spanish-American War

He served during the Spanish–American War as a private in Company C, Seventy-first Regiment, New York National Guard.

Political career

He was a member of the New York State Assembly (Westchester Co., 1st D.) in 1906. He was a delegate to the 1912 Democratic National Convention.

Congress

Oglesby was elected as a Democrat to the 63rd and 64th United States Congresses, holding office from March 4, 1913, to March 3, 1917.

Later career and death

Afterwards he resumed the practice of law in New York City until his retirement in 1928 and resided in Yonkers, New York, and Quincy, Florida. He died in Quincy, Florida, April 30, 1955. He was interred in Eastern Cemetery, Quitman, Georgia.

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