Background
Woolley, Victor Baynard was born on March 29, 1867 in Wilmington, Delaware, United States. Son of Augustus S. and Sarah (Baynard) Woolley.
Woolley, Victor Baynard was born on March 29, 1867 in Wilmington, Delaware, United States. Son of Augustus S. and Sarah (Baynard) Woolley.
Bachelor of Science, Delaware College, 1885, Doctor of Laws, 1913. Student Harvard Law School, 1889-1890.
Born in Wilmington, Delaware, Woolley received a Bachelor of Surgery from Delaware College in 1885. He was a Prothonotary, Superior Court, New Castle County, Delaware from 1895 to 1901. He was an associate judge of the Supreme Court of Delaware from 1900 to 1914.
On August 7, 1914, Woolley was nominated by President Woodrow Wilson to a seat on the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit vacated by George Gray.
Woolley was confirmed by the United States Senate on August 12, 1914, and received his commission the same day. He assumed senior status on May 1, 1938, serving in that capacity until his death, in 1945.
Clubs: Wilmington, Wilmington Country.
Married Mildred Clark, July 28, 1904. Children: Victor Clark (deceased), John Augustus.