Steve Levine writes:
Many years ago, I received three or four inquiries regarding photos of my great-great-grandfather, W. Elliot Woodward. I had none at the time, however following the death of Eugene Elliot Woodward in September, photos of William Elliot Woodward and his son Clarence have been located by Eugene's daughter, Sue Banner, and posted to my Woodward Facebook group.
I suspect these photos may be of interest to you and others. Note that I also have a newspaper obituary of his son Harlow, with photo, along with a forwarded painting of Harlow as a young child being held, probably by his mother (W. Elliot's wife) Clarissa. Sue Banner has also posted a photo of Clarence, son of W. E. W.
Pete Smith writes:
It is good to know that there are still discoveries to be made that don't involve a computer and Mr. Google.
Joel Orosz writes:
Many thanks for sharing this striking photo of W.E.W. I have always wondered what the "lion of the day," as the American Journal of Numismatics once referred to him, looked like. Now we know!
Bless those descendants who venerate their honorable ancestors!
The photo has been added to Woodward's biography entry on the Newman Numismatic Portal, with text from Pete Smith's American Numismatic Biographies. Here it is.
-Editor
William Elliot Woodward
He came to Boston in 1848. He managed a pharmacy in Boston. At one time he owned a large amount of real estate in Roxbury. Married Clarissa Eliza Rays in 1848. They had two sons including Harlow Elliot Woodward who inherited much of his collection. Elected to the Boston Common Council in 1873. He was interested in mnemonics, a topic best forgotten. He purchased collections from Jeremiah Colburn, J. O. Emery, John McCoy and Joseph Mickley. He issued fixed price lists 1862 to 1864. He conducted auctions 1 thru 17 in 1860 to 1867. He sold off an extensive library in 1867. He temporarily left the numismatic business to become a real estate developer in Boston. His 18th sale was in 1874. In 1878 he resumed regular sales conducting several each year until 1890. Gengerke lists 112 total sales 1860 to 1890. He was a member of the Boston Numismatic Society and the Washington Lodge of Freemasons. He died at home in Roxbury, Massachusetts. In 2010 he was inducted into the PCGS CoinFacts Coin Dealer Hall of Fame. bio: Adams I; Attinelli; The Asylum X:1 1992; NUM/NIN 2/97 obit: AJN 26 Jan 1892 pages 70-71 (gives DOB as 11/25/1825)
To read the complete article, see:
William Elliot Woodward
(https://nnp.wustl.edu/Library/PersonDetail/2055)
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