 Wodrow served as the clerk of court for Hampshire County for a tenure spanning 32 years until his death at his residence in Romney in 1814 . Following his death , Wodrow 's son @-@ in @-@ law Samuel McGuire served the remainder of his term for fifteen months until 1815 when he was succeeded by John Baker White . West Virginia historian Wilmer L. Kerns said of Wodrow in Hampshire County , West Virginia , 1754 – 2004 ( 2004 ) that he " was a prominent and scholarly man , successful in his business , and a good politician . " 
