Elbert A. Woodward

Elbirt Almeron Woodward
Member of the Connecticut Senate
from the 12th District
In office
1870–1871[1]
Preceded byHuested W. R. Hoyt
Succeeded byAsa Woodward
Personal details
BornMarch 24, 1836
DiedSeptember 29, 1905 (1905-09-30) (aged 69)
Resting placeRiverside Cemetery, Norwalk, Connecticut
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse(s)Harriet Hannah Ford (m. August 24, 1857, New York City, divorced October 1880), Mary Currier Hanford (m. April 21, 1881, South Norwalk)
Residence(s)South Norwalk, Connecticut, US
Occupationfarmer

Elbirt Almeron Woodward (March 24, 1836 – September 29, 1905)[2] was a major figure in the Boss Tweed corruption scandal in 1871. He served as the assistant clerk to the New York City Board of Supervisors. He was a member of the Connecticut Senate representing the 12th District from 1870 to 1871. At the Democratic State Convention a year after his term as senator, he received 89 votes for the party's nomination for Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut. Although he was most commonly referred to as "Elbert A. Woodward," his true given name was spelled "Elbirt" as proven by examples of his actual handwritten signature.

  1. ^ Roll of state officers and members of General Assembly of Connecticut, from 1776 to 1881
  2. ^ "Elbert A. Woodward died 1905 - Google Search". www.google.com. Retrieved 2019-12-24.