Biography

09/05/1902 - 09/23/1992

Carleton Transue Woodring, Sr. (D18) Northampton County 1943-1947

Early Life:

Carleton Transue Woodring, Sr., born September 5, 1902, Easton, Northampton County, Pennsylvania; son of Joseph G. and Elizabeth R. Transue Woodring; Easton High School, 1919; Pennsylvania State University, B.S., forestry, 1923; corporal, Boal Troop, Pennsylvania National Guard, 1924-1925; employed, forester, Crossett Lumber Company, Arkansas, three years, returned, Pennsylvania; University of Pennsylvania, LL.D., 1930; admitted, Northampton Bar, Bar of the Pennsylvania Supreme, Superior Courts, Federal Courts, Supreme Court, United States; attorney; solicitor, Forks Township and Supervisors; solicitor, Palmer Township School District; solicitor, Northampton County Prison Board; solicitor, West End Building Association; elected, Democrat, Pennsylvania State House of Representatives, 1941-1941, not a candidate for reelection, 1943 term; elected, Democrat, Pennsylvania State Senate, 1943-1947; elected, judge, Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Northampton County, 1948-1967; elected, delegate, Pennsylvania Constitutional Convention, 1967-1968; retired, Northampton County Senior Judge, Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, 1968-1980; married, Margaret Bixler Woodring, children, Sally Woodring, Carleton T. Woodring Jr., M. Douglas Woodring; died, September 23, 1992 (aged 90), Saint Luke's University Health Network Hospital, Bethlehem, Northampton County, Pennsylvania; interment, Easton Cemetery, Easton, Northampton County, Pennsylvania. 

Pennsylvania Politics:

Solicitor, Forks Township and Supervisors; solicitor, Palmer Township School District; solicitor, Northampton County Prison Board; solicitor, West End Building Association.

Elected, Democrat, Pennsylvania State House of Representatives, 1941-1941, appointed, Joint Legislative Committee to Investigate Charges of Conspiracy in the General Assembly, 1941-1942; not a candidate for reelection, 1943 term.

Elected, Democrat, Pennsylvania State Senate, 18th district,Northampton County, 1943-1947; appointed, Local Government Commission, 1947.

Elected, judge, Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Northampton County, 1948-1967; retired, Northampton County Senior Judge, Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, 1968-1980.

Elected, delegate, Pennsylvania Constitutional Convention, 1967-1968.

Pennsylvania State House of Representatives Biography:

Official Website - PA House Archives Official Website (state.pa.us)

Cited:

Cox, Harold. "Senate Members W". Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Wilkes University.

Carleton Transue Woodring (1902-1992) - Find a Grave Memorial