Woodworth political family
The Woodworth political family is a collection of American and Canadian politicians who descend directly from colonial settler Walter Woodworth. They rose to prominence in the 19th century, serving in several states, in the United States House of Representatives, the House of Commons of Canada, and included America's first Surgeon General. In the modern era, two United States Presidents claim lineage to Walter.U.S. presidential cabinet level officeholders
- John Maynard Woodworth - United States 1st Surgeon General: 1871-1879
- James H. Woodworth - Illinois: 1855-1857
- Laurin D. Woodworth - Ohio: 1873-1877
- William W. Woodworth - New York: 1845-1847
- Douglas B. Woodworth - Kings: 1882-1887
U.S. state senators
- Frederick A. Woodworth - California: 1857
- Arthur W. Woodworth - Vermont: 1880
- Robert Woodworth - New York: 1792-1796
- Frederick L. Woodworth - Michigan: 1913-1916
- Burrel Woodworth - Connecticut: 1833
- Wilbur Fisk Woodworth - Kansas: 1863-1864
- Dempster Woodworth - Wisconsin: 1895-1899
U.S. state representatives
- Thomas B. Woodworth - Michigan: 1877-1888
- Albert Woodworth - New Hampshire: 1893-1895
- George W. Woodworth - Vermont: 1880-1888
- Erastus Woodworth - New York: 1824-1832
- Samuel Woodworth - New York: 1811-1812
- Amos Woodworth - New York: 1835
- James S. Woodworth - Massachusetts
- Alanson Woodworth - New York: 1846
- Samuel Woodworth - New York: 1825
- Augustus Woodworth - New York: 1858
Canadian provincial legislators
- Joseph E. Woodworth - Manitoba: 1883-1886
- John Woodworth - New York: 1819-1828
U.S. military officers
- Selim E. Woodworth - Commander, U.S. Navy
- Benjamin Woodworth - Captain, War of 1812
- Abner Woodworth - Captain, War of 1812
- Gershom Woodworth - Captain, French & Indian War and American Revolution
- General George Vanwyck Pope, known as Van Pope - Brigadier General, U.S. Army, Chief of Staff to Gen. Omar Bradley during the founding of the 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, North Carolina, during World War II; descendant of Chicago Mayor James H. Woodworth
Other
- Stephen Elias Woodworth - Signed the Declaration of Sentiments
Notable consanguinity descendants
- U.S. Senator from Connecticut Prescott Bush
- U.S. President George H.W. Bush
- U.S. President George W. Bush
- Florida Governor Jeb Bush
- Emory A. Chase, New York Supreme Court Justice: 1897-1920
