Background
Woodman was born on June 1, 1838 in Saint Louis, Missouri.
politician member of the Wisconsin State Senate
Woodman was born on June 1, 1838 in Saint Louis, Missouri.
He moved to Wisconsin in 1856, settling in Janesville, Wisconsin. Later, he lived in Monroe, Wisconsin and Baraboo, Wisconsin. During the American Civil War, he was commissioned a captain in the 13th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment of the Union Army.
He spent parts of service on the staffs of Brigadier General Robert South. Granger and Major General Lovell Rousseau.
He was a Republican.
Woodman was a member of the Senate from 1880 to 1881, representing the 14th District.