R. S. Woods
Richard Sampson Woods (April 5, 1874 – January 20, 1947) was a Charlottesville police officer who served as acting police chief of Charlottesville.
Following Chief Spottswood M. Keller's death in office on February 15, 1898[1] 23-year-old police officer Keller was made acting chief of police. On March 10, 1898, from a pool of 11 applicants, the council elected Frank P. Farish chief of police to fill the unexpired term of the late Capt. Keller.
Richard Sampson Woods was born in Albemarle County to Sampson Lockart Woods (1819–1880) and Martha Hincher Durrett Woods (1839–1927). In 1894, he married Willie Anne Moss Woods (1869–1966). Richard was a retired Special Agent for the Richmond, Fredericksburg, and Potomac Railroad (R.F.&P. R.R.). He died in Richmond.
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- ↑ Web. VIRGINIA NEWS, Alexandria Gazette. (Alexandria, D.C.), 16 Feb. 1898. Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. Lib. of Congress.