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MAJOR JAMES OTIS WOODWARD (1862-1928)John Lupia submitted the following information from the online draft of his book of numismatic biographies for this week's installment of his series. Thanks! As always, this
is an excerpt with the full article and bibliography available online. This week's subject is American Numismatic Society Life Member Major James Otis Woodward. -Editor
Major James Otis Woodward (1862-1928), was born son of Royal Woodward (1815-1882), and Charlotte Minerva Smith Woodward (1832-1924). He had residences at 48 Grand Street, Albany, New York, and also at 558 Fifth Avenue, New York City, and also at 20 Broad Street, New York City. He graduated Hamilton College in 1882. A member of Chi Psi Fraternity, a member of Alpha Phi. After graduation he began to study law and became a member of the New York Bar Association. In the September 1883 issue of Numisma he is listed as a subscriber. From 1883-1884, he worked as the City Editor of the Troy Times. In 1886, he was elected Alderman of Albany, New York.   Woodward was accused of political intrigue including manipulating votes and circulating scandalous letters; he had an adulterous affair with another man's wife. See the
complete article for more information. Does anyone have knowledge of his numismatic involvement outside of his ANS membership? Did he actually collect or join to make social and political
connections? -Editor
To read the complete article, see: The entire inventory of the Lupia Numismatic Library is for sale. Individual items will be available before the remaining archives are broken up into parcels sold at philatelic auctions in the U. S. and Hong Kong. Check NumismaticMall.com frequently as dozens of new items with estimates will be posted daily until everything is sold. All inquiries will be given prompt and courteous attention. Write to: john@numismaticmall.com . Wayne Homren, Editor The Numismatic Bibliomania Society is a non-profit organization promoting numismatic literature. See our web site at coinbooks.org. To submit items for publication in The E-Sylum, write to the Editor at this address: whomren@gmail.com To subscribe go to: https://my.binhost.com/lists/listinfo/esylum All Rights Reserved. NBS Home Page Contact the NBS webmaster 
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