About Francis Woodward
Lived 1846 – 1905 (aged 59). Francis Woodward was a politician and solicitor.
Francis Woodward (22 June 1846 – 14 September 1905) was an Australian politician.
He was born in Goulburn to storekeeper James Woodward and his wife Christina. A solicitor who practised in Wollongong, he married Emily Mary Ann Allen on 9 March 1871; they had eight children. 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.
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Who was Francis Woodward?
Australian politician (1846–1905)
When was Francis Woodward born?
Francis Woodward was born on 22 June 1846 in Goulburn.
When did Francis Woodward die?
Francis Woodward died on 14 September 1905 in Newtown.
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Francis Woodward was a politician and solicitor.
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