Background
Woolley, John Granville was born on February 15, 1850 in Collinsville, Ohio, United States. Son of Edwin C. and Elizabeth (Hunter) Woolley.
Woolley, John Granville was born on February 15, 1850 in Collinsville, Ohio, United States. Son of Edwin C. and Elizabeth (Hunter) Woolley.
Bachelor of Arts, Ohio Wesleyan University, 1871, Master of Arts, 1874 (Doctor of Laws, 1906). Bachelor of Laws, University of Michigan, 1873.
Father of Paul Gerhardt and Edwin Campbell West. Admitted to bar Supreme Court of the Illinois, 1873, Supreme Court of the United States, 1885. City attorney, Paris, Illinois, 1875. Prosecuting attorney, Minneapolis, 1881.
Practiced at New York, 1886.
Entered lecture field, 1888, and has spoken in principal English speaking cities of the world. Prohibition candidate for President United States, 1900.
Made tours of world, speaking on Prohibition, 1901 and 1905. Author: Seed; The Sower.
Civilization by Faith.
The Christian Citizen, 1897-1898. A Lion Hunter, 1900; Temperance Progress in the 19th Century, 1902. South Sea Letters, 1905.
Civic Sermons.
The Call of an Epoch. The Spirit of the Road. Home: Madison, Wisconsin
Married Mary Veronica Gerhard, June 26, 1873.