Background
W O O D S, William was born on December 2, 1855. The only surviving son of Henry Woods, Member of Parliament, and Hannah, only child of Charles Ilindley, Member of Parliament, Ashton-under-Lyne.
W O O D S, William was born on December 2, 1855. The only surviving son of Henry Woods, Member of Parliament, and Hannah, only child of Charles Ilindley, Member of Parliament, Ashton-under-Lyne.
Harrow; Trinity College Cambridge (Bachelor of Arts).
Mayor of Wigan, 1890-1892. Contested Ashtonunder-Lyne, 1895. Wigan, 1900 and 1906 in the Radical interest.
High Sheriff of Hampshire, 1897. Justice of the Peace, counties of Lancashire and Hampshire and the borough of Wigan. Lieutenant - Colonel commanding Hampshire Imperial Yeomanry 1895-1902.
Clubs: Oxford and Cambridge, New University, Cavalry, National Liberal.
Spouse 1879, Emma Agnes, 8thdaughter of Sir Edmund S. Hayes, 3rd Bt.