Biography of 	WOODVILLE, John A., Utilla, Spanish Honduras, then Orleans Parish, Louisiana
Submitted by 	Mike Miller April 1998

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Louisiana:  Comprising Sketches of Parishes, Towns, Events, Institutions,
and Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form (volume 3), pp. 475-476.  Edited
by Alcée Fortier, Lit.D.  Published in 1914, by Century Historical
Association.

Woodville, John Alonzo, is a lawyer of New Orleans, and has forged his way
to a leading rank in his profession.  Mr. Woodville was born in Utilla,
Spanish Honduras, May 13, 1874.  He is a son of Robert and Fannie (Warren)
Woodville.  His father was born in Grand Caymans and his mother in Utilla.
His paternal grandfather was also born in Caymans, where early ancestors,
who were remnants of the "Iron Sides" of Cromwell's army, settled after
Cromwell's death brought reverses in English affairs.  Mr. Woodville's
maternal ancestors went from Boston, Mass., to Utilla as one of the very
first families of that place.  Gen. Joseph Warren, the hero of Bunker Hill,
was the brother of his great-grandfather.  Mr. Woodville's parents still
live in Utilla. He came to New Orleans when 15 years of age to obtain an
education.  He attended the public schools of New Orleans, and then Tulane
university, from which institution he graduated in the law in 1895.
Immediately afterward, he entered upon his professional career in New
Orleans, where he has continued in the practice of law, achieving
gratifying success.  He is the senior member of the well-known and
successful law firm of Woodville & Woodville, with offices in the Maison
Blanche building.  His brother, J. L. Warren Woodville, also a native of
Utilla and a graduate of the law and academic departments of Tulane
university with the faculty of which he was formerly connected, is his
partner ill the practice of law.  As a democrat, Mr. Woodville has taken an
active part in political affairs, and has served with credit as a member of
the New Orleans board of police commissioners.  He enjoys a wide social,
professional and business acquaintance in New Orleans and throughout the
State of Louisiana.