Background
WOODS, James P. was born in February 1868 in Roanoke Company, Virginia. Son of William and Sarah Jane (Edington) Woods.
president Board of Trustees Roanoke College
WOODS, James P. was born in February 1868 in Roanoke Company, Virginia. Son of William and Sarah Jane (Edington) Woods.
Roanoke College, Bachelor of Arts. Law, University of Virginia.
Mayor, City of Roanoke, Virginia, 1898. Member State Central Committee, 1900-1910. Member State Executive Democrat Committee, since 1920.
Member 65- 68 Congresses from 6 Virginia District, President Board Trustees, Roanoke College, Salem, Virginia. Member Board Visitors, Virginia, Polytechnic Institute, Randolph-Macon College.
Member of Masons; Knights of Pythias. Phi Beta Kappa.
Spouse Susie Moon, 1904, Chatham, Virginia.