Background
He was born in Saint John"s, the son of James B. Woods.
He was born in Saint John"s, the son of James B. Woods.
He represented Bay de Verde from 1889 to 1894, from 1895 to 1897 and from 1900 to 1902. He was defeated when he ran for reelection in 1897. He served in the Executive Council as surveyor general from 1889 to 1894 and from 1895 to 1897 and as a minister without portfolio from 1900 to 1902.
Woods resigned from the assembly in 1902 after he was named Postmaster General of Newfoundland and served until his death in Saint John"s at the age of 71.