Andrew Wodrow (1752–1814) was a prominent Scottish American merchant, militia officer, clerk of court, lawyer, and landowner in the colony (and later U.S. state) of Virginia. Wodrow was the first resident Clerk of Court for Hampshire County, Virginia (now West Virginia), a position in which he served for a tenure lasting 32 years (1782–1814). Prior to his service as Clerk of Court for Hampshire County, Wodrow served as a Lieutenant Colonel in command of cavalry in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War. Wodrow represented Hampshire County at the Virginia Ratifying Convention, which was held to ratify the United States Constitution in 1788.
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| - Andrew Wodrow (1752–1814) was a prominent Scottish American merchant, militia officer, clerk of court, lawyer, and landowner in the colony (and later U.S. state) of Virginia. Wodrow was the first resident Clerk of Court for Hampshire County, Virginia (now West Virginia), a position in which he served for a tenure lasting 32 years (1782–1814). Prior to his service as Clerk of Court for Hampshire County, Wodrow served as a Lieutenant Colonel in command of cavalry in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War. Wodrow represented Hampshire County at the Virginia Ratifying Convention, which was held to ratify the United States Constitution in 1788.
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Office
| - Clerk of Court for Hampshire County
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Residence
| - Wilson-Wodrow-Mytinger House, Romney, West Virginia, United States
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| - Romney, Virginia , United States
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resting place
| - Old Presbyterian Cemetery , Romney, West Virginia, United States
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Birth Place
| - Glasgow, Scotland, Kingdom of Great Britain
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Title
| - Clerk of Court for Hampshire County
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Relations
| - * Robert Wodrow
* George Wilson
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Children
| - * Matilda Wodrow McDowell
* Craig Wodrow
* Emily Jean Wodrow Kercheval
* Elizabeth Wodrow Dailey
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| - Andrew Wodrow (1752–1814) was a prominent Scottish American merchant, militia officer, clerk of court, lawyer, and landowner in the colony (and later U.S. state) of Virginia. Wodrow was the first resident Clerk of Court for Hampshire County, Virginia (now West Virginia), a position in which he served for a tenure lasting 32 years (1782–1814). Prior to his service as Clerk of Court for Hampshire County, Wodrow served as a Lieutenant Colonel in command of cavalry in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War. Wodrow represented Hampshire County at the Virginia Ratifying Convention, which was held to ratify the United States Constitution in 1788.
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