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[10] [8] [5] Woodward eventually was welcomed into prominent social circles and became a leading figure in society. She had two sons, William Woodward III and James Woodward, with her husband. [4] [8] The Woodwards' marriage was an unhappy one, both having strings of affairs. [5] [11] [12] Her husband asked for a divorce in 1947, but Woodward ...
William Woodward Jr. (June 12, 1920 – October 31, 1955) was the heir to the Hanover National Bank fortune (later Manufacturer's Hanover), the Belair Estate and stud farm and legacy, [1], decorated war veteran, and a leading figure in racing circles before he was shot to death by his wife, Ann Woodward, in what Life magazine called the "Shooting of the Century".
James Purdey was born in Whitechapel in 1784, and apprenticed to his brother-in-law, Thomas Keck Hutchinson. After completing his training, he worked for both Joseph Manton and Rev. Alexander Forsyth, before establishing his own company in London, England, in 1814, locating his business on Princes Street, now Wardour Street, near Leicester Square.
In 1877, his brother William Woodward (who founded the New York Cotton Exchange) [4] and he pooled their funds and bought a large portion of the bank from J. & J. Stewart, bankers in the Hanover Bank. James was elected president of the bank the same year. Under his leadership the deposits of the bank grew from $6,000,000 to $100,000,000. [1]
Woodward was born in New York City on April 7, 1876. He was a son of Sarah Abagail (née Rodman) Woodward (1840–1913) and William Woodward Jr. (1836–1889), [1] who came from a prominent and wealthy Maryland family that dated back to colonial times. [2]
Reporter Bob Woodward just hit a new milestone and folks are impressed. The legendary journalist shot to fame with his coverage of Watergate, alongside fellow journalist Carl Bernstein. Their in ...
James G. Woodward (1845–1923), American newspaperman and politician; mayor of Atlanta, Georgia James T. Woodward (1837–1910), American banker and owner of a major thoroughbred horse dynasty James Woodward (cricketer) (born 1963), English cricketer
James Paxton, the son of late actor Bill Paxton, is opening up about honoring his father by appearing in the 2024 movie "Twisters," out July 17. The younger Paxton, 30, appears as an angry hotel ...