Thomas F. Woodlock

Family and early life Thomas was born on September 1, 1866, in Dublin, Ireland, During this time he worked for the Dow-Jones News Service directly with Charles H. Dow and Edward D. Jones as part owner of the company with a specialty in American railroads. He worked as financial editor for the New York Sun and, following Dow's death in 1903, as acting editor for The Wall Street Journal then was formally appointed to the editorship in February 1905. was objected to by Southern congressmen who felt an executive from the South would better fit the role. Those objecting used, among other arguments, the fact that he was born in Ireland and educated in England as a disadvantage. after which he rejoined The Wall Street Journal as a contributing editor; he was succeeded on the ICC by Charles Mahaffie.

Woodlock was also very involved in Catholic organizations, serving as a trustee of Manhattanville College of the Sacred Heart, an early member of the National Catholic Alumni Federation, a director for the Catholic Encyclopedia as well as author of several of its articles, and president of the Laymen's League for Retreats and Social Studies.

In 1943, Woodlock was awarded the Laetare Medal for his work as an author of Catholic literature, with the president of Notre Dame, Rev. Hugh O'Donnell, calling him "one of the most vigorous and effective apologists among the Catholic laity of America." His final column published in the Wall Street Journal was based on the 71st birthday speech of Herbert Hoover, in which Hoover said "America should again proclaim our faith. ... Our first post-war purpose should be to restore it."

Published works

(combined reprint edition of the two books)