The E-Sylum:  Volume 10, Number 51, December 16, 2007, Article 16

WILLIAM H. WOODIN'S POLITICAL JOURNEY AND MUSICAL TALENT

Leon Worden writes: "My thanks to Pete Smith, Thomas P.
Van Zeyl and Marc Charles Ricard for the replies to my
query about William H. Woodin, FDR's first Secretary of
the Treasury.

"It's interesting to think of Woodin running for Congress
in 1898 as a Republican, considering the economic policies
he would develop 35 years later. I mean, I know there were
a (very) few Silver Republicans -- though probably not in
Pennsylvania -- just as there was a smattering of Gold
Democrats, but assuming Woodin was with the majority of
Republicans on the issue, it would be fun to know what
he had to say about the gold standard as an 1898 politician!

"Woodin was quite the renaissance man; as for his musical
talents, my little collection of 'Woodin ephemera' includes
several pieces of sheet music including the full orchestration
of his 'Franklin D. Roosevelt March.'

"Republican my foot. :-) "

Pete Smith writes: "I mentioned that William Woodin is one
of my pet projects. I enjoy learning about numismatists
who have great accomplishments in other areas. I doubt if
most E-Sylum readers know of Woodin's accomplishments as
a composer.

"Under the name Will Woodin, he composed music for 'Raggedy
Ann's Sunny Songs' with illustrations and text by Johnny Gruelle.
Although I have been aware of this for years, I have not found
out how the two creators got together. I suspect they were
friends.

"In addition to Raggedy Ann and Raggedy Andy, one of Gruelle's
characters was 'Little Wooden Willie.' I doubt if the similarity
to Will Woodin was coincidental. Somehow I find the concept
of Little Wooden Willie amusing."

 WILLIAM H. WOODIN'S 1898 CONGRESSIONAL CAMPAIGN
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  Wayne Homren, Editor

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