About Samuel Bayard Woodward
Lived 1787 – 1850 (aged 62). Samuel Bayard Woodward was an American psychiatrist.
Samuel Bayard Woodward (1787–1850) was an American psychiatrist who was the first superintendent of the Worcester Lunatic Asylum, and a co-founder and first president of the Association of Medical Superintendents of American Institutions for the Insane (later known as the American Psychiatric Association).
Woodward also served a one year term in the Connecticut State Senate from 1832 to 1833, representing the 1st District which consisted of Hartford and the surrounding area.
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Who was Samuel Bayard Woodward?
American psychiatrist (1787-1850)
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Samuel Bayard Woodward was born on 10 June 1787 in Torringford.
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Samuel Bayard Woodward died on 3 January 1850 in Northampton.
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Samuel Bayard Woodward was a psychiatrist.
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Samuel Bayard Woodward was American.
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