Woodworth political family
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The Woodworth political family is a collection of American and Canadian politicians who descend directly from colonial settler Walter Woodworth
. They rose to prominence in the 19th century, serving in several states, in the United States House of Representatives
, the Canadian House of Commons
, and produced America's first Surgeon General
. In the modern era, two United States Presidents claim lineage to Walter.
Walter Woodworth
Walter Woodworth was among the original colonial settlers of America and ancestor of many prominent Americans.-Plymouth Colony:...
. They rose to prominence in the 19th century, serving in several states, in the United States House of Representatives
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
, the Canadian House of Commons
Canadian House of Commons
The House of Commons of Canada is a component of the Parliament of Canada, along with the Sovereign and the Senate. The House of Commons is a democratically elected body, consisting of 308 members known as Members of Parliament...
, and produced America's first Surgeon General
Surgeon General of the United States
The Surgeon General of the United States is the operational head of the Public Health Service Commissioned Corps and thus the leading spokesperson on matters of public health in the federal government...
. In the modern era, two United States Presidents claim lineage to Walter.
U.S. Cabinets
- John Maynard Woodworth(R)John Maynard WoodworthJohn Maynard Woodworth was an American physician and member of the Woodworth political family. He served as the first Supervising-Surgeon General under U.S. president Ulysses S. Grant, then changed to Surgeon General of the United States Marine Hospital Service from 1871 to 1879.-Early...
- United States 1st Surgeon General: 1871-1879
U.S. House of Representatives
- James H. Woodworth(R)James Hutchinson WoodworthJames Hutchinson Woodworth , was a former member of the Illinois State Senate and the Illinois State House of Representatives, served as a Chicago Alderman, was elected to consecutive terms as Mayor of Chicago, Illinois as an Independent Democrat, and served one term in the US House...
- Illinois: 1855-1857 (also served as Mayor of ChicagoChicagoChicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
) - Laurin D. Woodworth(R)Laurin D. WoodworthLaurin Dewey Woodworth was a U.S. Representative from Ohio and member of the Woodworth political family.-Education:...
- Ohio: 1873-1877 - William W. Woodworth(D)William W. WoodworthWilliam W. Woodworth was a U.S. Representative from New York, Captain in the American Civil War, and member of the Woodworth political family.-Life:...
- New York: 1845-1847
Canadian House of Commons
- Douglas B. Woodworth(LC)Douglas Benjamin WoodworthDouglas Benjamin Woodworth was a lawyer and member of the Woodworth political family from Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Kings in the Canadian House of Commons from 1882 to 1887 as a Liberal-Conservative member....
- Kings: 1882-1887
U.S. State Senates
- Frederick A. WoodworthFrederick A. WoodworthFrederick A. Woodworth, Esq. was a prominent San Francisco businessman, attorney, and member of the Society of California Pioneers and Woodworth political family.-San Francisco:...
- California: 1857 - Arthur W. Woodworth(R)Arthur W. WoodworthArthur Wellington Woodworth, also known as the Honorable Arthur Woodworth , was the founder and President of the First National Bank of Enosburgh, a Vermont State Senator and Representative, and member of the Woodworth political family....
- Vermont: 1880 (also served in the legislature) - Robert WoodworthRobert Woodworth (politician)Robert Woodworth was a Captain in the American Revolution and member of the Woodworth political family.-Life:Woodworth was born in Norwich, Connecticut on June 13, 1743, the son of Daniel Woodworth and Sarah Collins...
- New York: 1792-1796 (also served as a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas and in the legislature) - Fred L. WoodworthFred L. WoodworthFred L. Woodworth was a thorough-bred horse breeder, scientific farmer, and member of the Woodworth political family.-Life:...
- Michigan: 1913-1916 (also served in the legislature) - Burrel Woodworth - Connecticut: 1833
- Wilbur Fisk Woodworth(R) - Kansas: 1863-1864 (also served in Michigan as a Circuit Court Judge)
- Dempster Woodworth - Wisconsin: 1895-1899
U.S. State Legislatures
- Thomas B. Woodworth(R)Thomas B. WoodworthThomas B. Woodworth was a newspaper publisher, lawyer, and member of the Woodworth political family.-Life:Woodworth was born in 1841 in Wayne County, New York, the son of Stephen Woodworth. He graduated from the Cazenovia Seminary. In 1866 his father removed from New York to Michigan, in which...
- Michigan: 1877-1888 - Albert Woodworth(R)Albert WoodworthAlbert Woodworth was an American businessman and member of the Woodworth political family.-Early life:Woodworth was born in Dorchester, New Hampshire, on April 7, 1843, the son of George Woodworth, whose own father, Sylvanus Woodworth, came to New Hampshire from Lebanon, Connecticut with Eleazer...
- New Hampshire: 1893-1895 (also served as Mayor of ConcordConcord, New HampshireThe city of Concord is the capital of the state of New Hampshire in the United States. It is also the county seat of Merrimack County. As of the 2010 census, its population was 42,695....
) - George W. Woodworth(D) - Vermont: 1880-1888
- Erastus Woodworth - New York: 1824-1832
- Samuel Woodworth - New York: 1811-1812
- Amos Woodworth - New York: 1835
- James S. Woodworth - Massachusetts
- Alanson Woodworth - New York: 1846
- Samuel Woodworth - New York: 1825
- Augustus Woodworth - New York: 1858
Canadian Provincial Legislatures
- Joseph E. Woodworth(C)Joseph E. WoodworthJoseph E. Woodworth was a ship builder, merchant, and member of the Woodworth political family.-Life:Joseph was born in 1837 in Nova Scotia, the son of Benjamin B. Woodworth, a Justice of the Peace and important business figure in Kings County, as well as a United Empire Loyalist...
- Manitoba: 1883-1886
U.S. State Supreme Courts
- John WoodworthJohn Woodworth (lawyer)John Woodworth was an American lawyer and member of the Woodworth political family.-Life:...
- New York: 1819-1828 (also served in State Legislature and Senate, and as State Attorney General)
U.S. Military
- Selim E. WoodworthSelim E. WoodworthSelim E. Woodworth was a commander in the United States Navy, prominent San Francisco businessman, and member of the Woodworth political family.-Early years:...
- Commander, U.S. Navy (also served in California Senate) - Benjamin WoodworthBenjamin WoodworthBenjamin Woodworth , also known as "Uncle Ben", was a Captain in the War of 1812, hotelier, a pioneer of the city of Detroit, and member of the Woodworth political family.-Early life:...
- Captain, War of 1812 (also served as a Marshal, Sheriff, and Coroner for Wayne County, Michigan) - Gen. Abner Woodworth - Captain, War of 1812 (later becoming a General)
- Gershom Woodworth - Captain, French & Indian War and American RevolutionAmerican RevolutionThe American Revolution was the political upheaval during the last half of the 18th century in which thirteen colonies in North America joined together to break free from the British Empire, combining to become the United States of America...
- Gen. George Van Pope - Brigadier General, U.S. Army, Chief of Staff to Gen. Omar BradleyOmar BradleyOmar Nelson Bradley was a senior U.S. Army field commander in North Africa and Europe during World War II, and a General of the Army in the United States Army...
during the founding of the 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, North CarolinaNorth CarolinaNorth Carolina is a state located in the southeastern United States. The state borders South Carolina and Georgia to the south, Tennessee to the west and Virginia to the north. North Carolina contains 100 counties. Its capital is Raleigh, and its largest city is Charlotte...
, during WWII
Signatories
- Stephen Elias Woodworth - Signed the Declaration of SentimentsDeclaration of SentimentsThe Declaration of Sentiments, also known as the Declaration of Rights and Sentiments, is a document signed in 1848 by 68 women and 32 men, 100 out of some 300 attendees at the first women's rights convention, in Seneca Falls, New York, now known as the Seneca Falls Convention...
Notable consanguinity descendants
- U.S. Senator Prescott BushPrescott BushPrescott Sheldon Bush was a Wall Street executive banker and a United States Senator, representing Connecticut from 1952 until January 1963. He was the father of George H. W. Bush and the grandfather of George W...
- U.S. President George H.W. Bush
- U.S. President George W. BushGeorge W. BushGeorge Walker Bush is an American politician who served as the 43rd President of the United States, from 2001 to 2009. Before that, he was the 46th Governor of Texas, having served from 1995 to 2000....
- Gov. Jeb BushJeb BushJohn Ellis "Jeb" Bush is an American politician who served as the 43rd Governor of Florida from 1999 to 2007. He is a prominent member of the Bush family: the second son of former President George H. W. Bush and former First Lady Barbara Bush; the younger brother of former President George W...
- Emory A. ChaseEmory A. ChaseEmory Albert Chase was an American lawyer and politician from New York.-Biography:He was born on August 31, 1854 to Albert Chase and Laura Chase in Hensonville, New York. He attended the public school at Hensonville, and continued his studies at the Fort Edward Collegiate Institute, but did not...
| New York Supreme Court Justice: 1897-1920 - Law Student Eddie Woodworth Jr.