Clifton Alexander Woodrum was a United States. Representative from Virginia.
Education
Born in Roanoke, Virginia, Woodrum attended the public schools of his native city and the University College of Medicine (now combined with the Medical College of Virginia), Richmond, Virginia. He studied law at Washington and Lee University, Lexington, Virginia.
Career
He became a registered pharmacist and engaged in his profession in Roanoke. He was admitted to the bar in 1908 and commenced practice in Roanoke, Virginia. Commonwealth attorney of Roanoke 1917-1919.
He served as judge of the Hustings Court of Roanoke 1919-1922.
Woodrum was elected as a Democrat to the Sixty-eighth and to the eleven succeeding Congresses and served from March 4, 1923, until his resignation on December 31, 1945, to become president of the American Plant Food Council, Incorporated. He died in Washington, District of Columbia, October 6, 1950.
He was interred in Fairview Cemetery, Roanoke, Virginia. 1922; Woodrum was elected to the United States. House of Representatives with 77.95% of the vote, defeating Republican Fred West. McWane.
1924; Woodrum was re-elected with 69.01% of the vote, defeating Republican McWane.
1926. Woodrum was re-elected unopposed. 1928; Woodrum was re-elected unopposed.
1930; Woodrum was re-elected unopposed.
1936. Woodrum was re-elected with 60.69% of the vote, defeating Republican T.X. Parsons. 1938; Woodrum was re-elected with 55.89% of the vote, defeating Republican McWane.
1942; Woodrum was re-elected with 93.56% of the vote, defeating Republican Stephen A. Moore.
1944. Woodrum was re-elected 69.09% of the vote, defeating Republican John Strickler.
Politics
1934; Woodrum was re-elected with 67.14% of the vote, defeating Republican Thomas J. Wilson, Junior., Socialist West.L. Gibson, and Independent John Moffett Robinson. 1940; Woodrum was re-elected with 68.14% of the vote, defeating Republican McWane and Socialist Lawrence South. Wilkes.