The Woodworth political family is a collection of American and Canadian politicians who descend directly from colonial settler

Walter Woodworth Walter Woodworth (1612 – February 25, 1686) was among the original colonial settlers of America and ancestor of many prominent Americans. Plymouth Colony Walter settled in the Plymouth Colony, coming from Kent, England in 1633. He first appeared ...

. They rose to prominence in the 19th century, serving in several states, in the

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, the

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, and included America's first Surgeon General. In the modern era, two

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claim lineage to Walter.

U.S. presidential cabinet level officeholders

John Maynard Woodworth John Maynard Woodworth (August 15, 1837 – March 14, 1879) was an American physician and member of the Woodworth political family. He served as the first Supervising-Surgeon General under president Ulysses S. Grant, then changed to Surgeon Gene ...

(R) - United States 1st Surgeon General: 1871-1879

U.S. House of Representatives

* James H. Woodworth (R) - Illinois: 1855-1857 (also served as Mayor of

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Laurin D. Woodworth Laurin Dewey Woodworth (September 10, 1837 – March 13, 1897) was a U.S. Representative from Ohio and member of the Woodworth political family. Biography Education Woodworth was born in Windham, Ohio, Woodworth attended the common schools, Wi ...

(R) - Ohio: 1873-1877 * William W. Woodworth (D) - New York: 1845-1847

Canadian House of Commons

* Douglas B. Woodworth (LC) - Kings: 1882-1887

U.S. state senators

Frederick A. Woodworth Frederick A. Woodworth, Esq. (died February 12, 1865) was a prominent San Francisco businessman, attorney, and member of the Society of California Pioneers and Woodworth political family. San Francisco Born in New York City, Frederick came to S ...

- California: 1857 * Arthur W. Woodworth (R) - Vermont: 1880 (also served in the legislature) * Robert Woodworth - New York: 1792-1796 (also served as a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas and in the legislature) * Frederick L. Woodworth - Michigan: 1913-1916 (also served in the Michigan house of representatives)"History of Michigan, Volume 23"
p. 838, retrieved October 9, 2009 *Burrel Woodworth - Connecticut: 1833 *Wilbur Fisk Woodworth (R) - Kansas: 1863-1864 (also served in Michigan as a Circuit Court Judge) *

Dempster Woodworth Dempster William Woodworth (May 25, 1844 – November 29, 1922) was an American physician, newspaper editor, and politician. Born in Windham, Portage County, Ohio, Woodworth was educated in the public schools. He went to Hiram College. In 1 ...

- Wisconsin: 1895-1899

U.S. state representatives

* Thomas B. Woodworth (R) - Michigan: 1877-1888 * Albert Woodworth (R) - New Hampshire: 1893-1895 (also served as Mayor of

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) *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 legislators

* Joseph E. Woodworth (C) - Manitoba: 1883-1886

U.S. state supreme court justices

* John Woodworth - New York: 1819-1828 (also served in State Legislature and Senate, and as State Attorney General)

U.S. military officers

Selim E. Woodworth Selim E. Woodworth (November 27, 1815 – January 29, 1871) was a commander in the United States Navy, prominent San Francisco businessman, and member of the Woodworth political family. Early years Woodworth was born in New York City, the secon ...

- Commander, U.S. Navy (also served in California Senate) * Benjamin Woodworth - Captain, War of 1812 (also served as a Marshal, Sheriff, and Coroner for Wayne County, Michigan) *Abner Woodworth - Captain, War of 1812 (later a general) *Gershom Woodworth - Captain,

French & Indian War The French and Indian War (1754–1763) was a theater of the Seven Years' War, which pitted the North American colonies of the British Empire against those of the French, each side being supported by various Native American tribes. At the s ...

and

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* General George Vanwyck Pope, known as Van Pope - Brigadier General,

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, Chief of Staff to Gen.

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during the founding of the

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, during World War II; descendant of Chicago Mayor James H. Woodworth

Other

* Stephen Elias Woodworth - Signed the

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Notable consanguinity descendants

*U.S. Senator from Connecticut

Prescott Bush Prescott Sheldon Bush (May 15, 1895 – October 8, 1972) was an American banker as a Wall Street executive investment banker, he represented Connecticut in the from 1952 of the Bush family, he was the father of former Vice President and Pre ...

*U.S. President

George H. W. Bush George Herbert Walker BushSince around 2000, he has been usually called George H. W. Bush, Bush Senior, Bush 41 or Bush the Elder to distinguish him from his eldest son, George W. Bush, who served as the 43rd president from 2001 to 2009; pr ...

"Ancestry of George H.W. Bush"
Retrieved 7 oct 2009. *U.S. President

George W. Bush George Walker Bush (born July 6, 1946) is an American politician who served as the 43rd president of the United States from 2001 to 2009. A member of the Republican Party, Bush family, and son of the 41st president George H. W. Bush, he ...

*Florida Governor

Jeb Bush John Ellis "Jeb" Bush (born February 11, 1953) is an American politician and businessman who served as the 43rd governor of Florida from 1999 to 2007. Bush, who grew up in Houston, was the second son of former President George H. W. Bush a ...

Emory A. Chase Emory Albert Chase (August 31, 1854 – June 25, 1921) was an American lawyer and politician from New York (state), New York. Biography He was born on August 31, 1854, to Albert Chase and Laura (Woodworth) Chase in Windham, New York, Hensonville ...

, New York Supreme Court Justice: 1897-1920

References

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