Education
United States Naval Academy.
United States Naval Academy.
He captained multiple ships in both the Navy and the son He served only briefly as governor, for a few months before ceding the office to John Martin Poyer. Woodruff was born on January 12, 1884 in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
On November 23, 1945, Woodruff committed suicide by hanging in an apartment in Hotel Bossert, Brooklyn, New York City, using the venetian blinds cord in his room.
A suicide note claimed he had killed himself because he had no means of making money and "missed his boat", and that suicide provided the "easiest way out". Woodruff was appointed to the United States Naval Academy from Pennsylvania on September 24, 1902.
In 1906, he commanded the United States Ship Pampanga (Procter and Gamble-39) as a Lieutenant (junior grade). Woodruff retired from the Navy with the rank of Commander.
Woodruff relieved Nathan Post of the governor"s office on December 6, 1914, serving until March 1, 1915.