Background
He was born in Goulburn to storekeeper James Woodward and his wife Christina.
He was born in Goulburn to storekeeper James Woodward and his wife Christina.
In 1887 he was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly as the Free Trade member for Illawarra. He was re-elected in 1889 but did not contest the 1891 election. Woodward died at Newtown in 1905.