Background
Woodworth, James Grant was born on October 31, 1864 in Hillsdale, Michigan, United States. Son of Review Horace G. and Frances Jane (Jurney) Woodworth.
Woodworth, James Grant was born on October 31, 1864 in Hillsdale, Michigan, United States. Son of Review Horace G. and Frances Jane (Jurney) Woodworth.
Education common schools.
Office boy, telegraph operator and station agent at DeSmet, Dakota, Chicago & Northwestern Railway, 1879-1883. Chief clerk general agent’s office, C.,Street.P.M.&O.Ry., at Minneapolis, 1883-1884. Freight solicitor U.P.Ry., Portland, Oregon, 1884-1886.
Traveling freight agent, chief clerk general freight department, and assistant general freight agent, O.R.&North.Co., 1886-1889.
Assistant general freight agent U.P.Ry., Portland, 1889-1890. General freight agent Pacific division, same road, 1890-1891.
Assistant general western freight agent, Portland, same road, 1891-1892, assistant general freight agent same road, at Omaha, 1892-1893. General freight agent, Iowa Central Railway, 1893-1894.
Assistant to receiver and general manager O.R.&North.Co., 1894-1896.
Assistant to president, same road, 1896-1897, general freight agent, 1897-1899. Traffic manager Pacific Coast Company, 1899-1902. Assistant to 1st vice president, C.,B.&Q.Ry., 1902-1904.
Traffic manager Northern Pacific Railway, January 1, 1905-October 1913, Vice-President in charge of traffic, same road, October 21, 1913-January 1, 1918.
Assistant regional director United States.R.A., until March 1, 1920. Then again vice president in charge of traffic Northern Pacific Railway, assistant to president, 1932-1938.
Clubs: Minneapolis (Minneapolis).
Married Helen Burnside, of Portland, Oregon, November 20, 1895.