Hamilton County OhArchives Biographies.....Woodward, Henry Lyde 1876 - 
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    Major Henry Lyde Woodward, M. D. Masterful men always forge ahead. In tribal
conditions they become chiefs. In war they are generals. In politics they are
statesmen and party leaders. In the ranks of journalism they control public
opinion, and in its modern development own great and profitable newspapers. In
business they rise from nothing to become mill and mine owners, merchants,
contractors, millionaires. In the profession they command large incomes and are
honored of men. It is to one of these that this sketch refers. Dr. Woodward
commands the respect and confidence of all who know him. He is a man of great
sagacity, quick perceptions, sound judgment, noble impulses and remarkable force
and determination of character. It is unnecessary to say that as a physician, he
holds the highest respect of his fellow citizens. Dr. Woodward was born in
Cincinnati, Ohio, July 17, 1876, a son of Henry L. and Martha (Thomas) Woodward.
The Woodward family came from Worcester county, Massachusetts, while the Thomas
family are descended from old Connecticut stock. Henry L. Woodward, Sr., was a
native of Indianapolis, Ind., and was born July 8, 1844. He came to this city in
his boyhood days, with his parents, and attended the Hughes High School. His
education completed, he became associated with the Lafayette Bank of Cincinnati,
and later with the First National Bank of that city. For a long period he was
well-known as a prominent figure in the financial circles of the city, his name
standing as a synonym for that which is progressive and reliable in the banking
interests. At the time of the Civil war, Mr. Woodward espoused the cause of the
Union and served at the front with the One Hundred and Thirty-seventh Ohio
Volunteer Infantry. After returning from the war, Mr. Woodward made his
residence in Glendale, Ohio, and was well-known there. He died on the 6th day.
of December, 1906, mourned by all who knew him. Major Henry Lyde Woodward, M.
D., whose name is the caption of this article, procured his early education in
the Glendale public schools and his more specifically literary course in the
Norwich Academy of Norwich, Conn. He then worked for three years for Procter and
Gamble, but deciding that he would prefer a professional to a commercial career,
entered upon the study of medicine in the Ohio-Miami Medical College, at
Cincinnati, Ohio, from which he was graduated with the class of 1901. His
standing in his studies secured for him an appointment as an interne at the
Cincinnati Hospital, where he remained for eighteen months. He then went abroad
for further study and spent a year in the hospitals of London, Vienna and
Berlin, where he came under the instruction and watched the work of some of the
most eminent physicians and surgeons of Europe. Upon his return to America he
began his practice in Cincinnati and it was not long before he was known
throughout the state for his efficiency and skill. Fraternally Dr. Woodward is a
valued member of the Cincinnati Academy of Medicine, the Ohio State Medical
Society and the American Medical Association. He has also served as junior
physician on the staff of the Cincinnati Hospital, and the Children's Hospital.
He has also acted as physician to the Widows and Old Men's Home, has been a
director of the Maternity Society, a treasurer of the Milk Commission, of the
Academy of Medicine, treasurer of the Obstetrical Society and demonstrator of
clinical microscopy in the medical department of the University of Cincinnati,
also clinician of the children's clinic of the medical department of the
University.   During the great World war, Dr. Woodward enlisted in the American
army on May 1, 1917, in the rank of first lieutenant and while here rendered
distinguished and efficient service, for which he was promoted several times.
During his term of service he acted as Chief of the Medical Staff of the Base
Hospital No. 25. He was honorably discharged at Camp Dix, on April 22, 1919,
with the rank of Major. In 1898, Dr. Woodward married (first) Miss Eloise
Cleveland, a daughter of Francis Cleveland, of Augusta, Ky. To this union was
born one son, Cleveland, June 25, 1900. On January 16, 1906 Dr. Woodward married
(second) Estelle Nixon, a daughter of David and Frank (Rankin) Nixon, of Irmton,
Ohio. To this union has been born a son, Henry Lyde, who was born September 18,
1908. He is the third of that name in the family in direct descent. Politically
Dr. Woodward holds allegiance to no party, but votes for the men and measures
that he thinks are for the best interest of all the people.   In religious
affiliations, he and his family are members of the Advent-Episcopal church, and
all are active in its affairs. Dr. Woodward's social standing is of the highest,
and only equaled by his professional standing. Affable and genial in his nature
he is ever a welcome guest in the highest circles, where he is respected and
honored for his sterling character professional skill, candid sincerity and
attractive manner. By his brethren of the medical fraternity he is highly
esteemed and frequently consulted, in most cases relying upon his sound judgment
as well as medical knowledge. Happily gifted in manner, disposition and taste,
enterprising and original in professional ideas, personally liked by those who
know him best and as frank in declaring his principles as he is in maintaining
them, his career has been marked by the appreciation of men whose good opinion
is best worth having. The influence of human life can never be estimated but
such men as Dr. Woodward create and maintain the honor of Cincinnati.

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