Urban A. Woodbury
| Urban Andrain Woodbury | |
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Official Vermont State House portrait
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| 45th Governor of Vermont | |
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In office October 4, 1894 – October 8, 1896 |
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| Lieutenant | Zophar M. Mansur |
| Preceded by | Levi K. Fuller |
| Succeeded by | Josiah Grout |
| 36th Lieutenant Governor of Vermont | |
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In office October 4, 1888 – October 2, 1890 |
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| Governor | William P. Dillingham |
| Preceded by | Levi K. Fuller |
| Succeeded by | Henry A. Fletcher |
| 9th Mayor of Burlington, Vermont | |
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In office 1885–1887 |
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| Preceded by | George H. Morse |
| Succeeded by | W.W. Henry |
| Personal details | |
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July 11, 1838 Acworth, New Hampshire |
| Died | April 15, 1915 (aged 76) Burlington, Vermont |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Paulina L. Darling |
| Profession | entrepreneur / politician |
Urban Andrain Woodbury (July 11, 1838 – April 15, 1915) was an American Civil War veteran, an entrepreneur and a U.S. politician of the Republican Party. He served as mayor of Burlington, lieutenant governor, and as the 45th governor of Vermont.
Woodbury was born in Acworth, New Hampshire, the son of Albert M. and Lucy L. (Wadleigh) Woodbury, natives of Cavendish, Vermont. He was educated in the public schools of Morristown and Morrisville, and graduated from the medical department of the University of Vermont in 1859, but his career as a doctor was short-lived due to the advent of the Civil War. Woodbury married, on February 12, 1860, Paulina L. Darling, daughter of Ira and Sarah Darling, of Elmore, Vermont.
Woodbury enlisted May 25, 1861, and mustered in as 1st Sergeant, Company H, 2nd Vermont Infantry, on June 20. He fought at the July 21 First Battle of Bull Run, where he lost his right arm after being struck by a fragment from an exploding artillery shell, thus becoming Vermont's First Empty Sleeve. Woodbury was captured, and after nearly three months in prison in Richmond, Virginia, he was paroled October 5, 1861, and discharged on account of wounds on October 18.
"Undaunted by his trying experience, he again sought to defend his country's flag," and accepted a commission as Captain of Company D, 11th Vermont Infantry. He transferred to the Veteran Reserve Corps on June 17, 1863, and resigned from the service March 27, 1865.
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