Education
He attended Saint Charles College, Maryland, studied law, and was admitted to the bar in 1866.
United States representative lawyer politician
He attended Saint Charles College, Maryland, studied law, and was admitted to the bar in 1866.
He commenced the practice of law in Virginia City, Nevada. In 1871 and 1872, he was the district attorney of Storey County, Nevada. William Woodburn was elected as a Republican to the Forty-fourth Congress, which met from March 4, 1875 to March 3, 1877.
He was later elected to the Forty-ninth and Fiftieth Congresses, and he served from March 4, 1885 to March 3, 1889.
He resumed the practice of his profession in Virginia City, Nevada. He was an unsuccessful candidate for election in 1892 to the Fifty-third Congress.
He died on January 15, 1915 in Carson City, Nevada. He was interred in Saint Theresa Cemetery.