Charles W. Woodman

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Charles Walhart Woodman (March 11, 1844 - March 18, 1898) was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.

Born in Aalborg, Denmark, Woodman was educated in the schools of his native country. Followed the sea 1860-1863. Arrived in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1863 and immediately enlisted in the Gulf Squadron of the United States Navy. He moved to Chicago, Illinois, in 1865. He graduated from the law department of Chicago University in 1871. He was admitted to the Illinois bar the same year and commenced practice in Chicago. He was appointed prosecuting attorney of the lower courts in 1877. He was appointed Justice of the Peace by the judges of Cook County in 1881.

Woodman was elected as a Republican to the Fifty-fourth Congress (March 4, 1895-March 3, 1897). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1896 to the Fifty-fifth Congress. He engaged in the practice of his profession until his death. He died in Elgin, Illinois, March 18, 1898. He was interred in Rose Hill Cemetery, Chicago, Illinois.