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William Creighton Woodward M.D., (December 11, 1867 – December 22, 1949) was a medical doctor and a lawyer who was the legislative counsel for the American Medical Association from 1922 to 1939. He was an early proponent of medical marijuana.
William Creighton Woodward M.D., (December 11, 1867 – December 22, 1949) was a medical doctor and a lawyer who was the legislative counsel for the American Medical Association from 1922 to 1939. He was an early proponent of medical marijuana.
Biography
Woodward was born on December 11, 1867, in Washington, D.C. He attended Georgetown University School of Medicine and graduated with an M.D. in 1889. In 1894 he was appointed as thehealth officer
A medical officer of health, also known as a medical health officer, chief health officer, chief public health officer or district medical officer, is the title commonly used for the senior government official of a health department, usually at a m ...
for the District of Columbia.
He married Ray Elliott Woodward (1866-1960) around 1895, and had three children: Creighton Elliott Woodward (1897-1904), Doris Woodward (1899-1900), and Elinor Woodward (1904-1978).
In 1900 he received his law degree
A law degree is an academic degree conferred for studies in law. Such degrees are generally preparation for legal careers. But while their curricula may be reviewed by legal authority, they do not confer a license themselves. A legal license is gra ...
from Georgetown University.
By 1903 he was secretary of the Board of Medical Supervisors of the District of Columbia.
In 1918 he was appointed as the health officer
A medical officer of health, also known as a medical health officer, chief health officer, chief public health officer or district medical officer, is the title commonly used for the senior government official of a health department, usually at a m ...
for the Boston, Massachusetts.
He was the head of the Bureau of Legal Medicine and Legislation at the American Medical Association starting in 1922.
He opposed the Marihuana Tax Act of 1937. In 1938 as counsel for the American Medical Association he defended the AMA when the Sherman Antitrust Act was used to stop the AMA from preventing physicians from forming group practices.
He died on December 22, 1949, in Washington, D.C. He was buried in Rock Creek Cemetery.
See also
* Harris S. Isbell who testified to Congress that cannabis was a mild intoxicant and not a narcotic in 1951References
External links
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Woodward, William Creighton 1867 births 1949 deaths Burials at Rock Creek Cemetery Georgetown University School of Medicine alumni Medicinal use of cannabis Physicians from Washington, D.C. Marihuana Tax Act of 1937 American cannabis activists