Dudley Goodall Wooten
| Dudley Goodall Wooten | |
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United States Congressman Texas 6th Congressional District |
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In office July 13, 1901 – March 3, 1903 |
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| Preceded by | Robert Emmet Burke |
| Succeeded by | Scott Field |
| Member Texas House of Representatives 73rd District |
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In office 1899–1901 |
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| County Judge Dallas County |
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In office 1890–1892 |
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| City Attorney Austin, Texas |
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In office 1884–1886 |
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June 19, 1860 Missouri |
| Died | February 7, 1929 (aged 68) Austin, Texas |
| Resting place |
Calvary Cemetery
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| Political party | Democratic |
| Alma mater |
Princeton University Johns Hopkins University University of Virginia
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| Profession | Attorney |
| Religion | Baptist |
Calvary Cemetery
Princeton University Johns Hopkins University University of Virginia
Dudley Goodall Wooten (June 19, 1860 – February 7, 1929) was a U.S. Representative from Texas.
Born near Springfield, Missouri, Wooten moved in infancy with his parents to Texas during the Civil War.
He attended private schools in Paris, Texas, and graduated from Princeton University in 1875. He attended Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, and graduated from the law department of the University of Virginia at Charlottesville, where he won the school's highest awards for writing and debate and was a member of Phi Kappa Psi Fraternity.
He was admitted to the bar in 1880 and practiced in Austin, Texas. He served as prosecuting attorney of Austin 1884–1886. He moved to Dallas, Texas, in 1888. He served as judge of the Dallas County district court 1890–1892. He served as member of the State house of representatives in 1898 and 1899. As a member of the Texas legislature, Wooten served as delegate to the National Antitrust Conference at Chicago in 1899. He served as member of the executive council of the National Civic Federation in 1900. He served as delegate to the National Tax Conference at Buffalo in 1901. Congressman Wooten traveled to Alaska in 1902 to make a Congressional study of the needs of the territory.
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