William
"Woody"
Woodward
III
Born in New York City, New York, United States
Ancestors 
Brother of
James Thomas Woodward
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at age 54
in New York City, New York, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 7 Jun 2023
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William Woodward III was born in New York.
Biography
Eldest son of William Woodward Jr & Ann Eden. Married Lisa Schreiber in 1985. They had a daughter, Elizabeth.
William worked as a reporter for the New York Post, served as Deputy Superintendent for the New York State Department of Banking and ran for State Senate but was not elected.
In 1999, William committed suicide, as did his mother and brother before him.
NOTE: date of birth discrepancy: gravestone says the 24th, but all other documents including birth records and social security say the 27th.
Sources
- Find A Grave: Memorial #8329535
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ann_Woodward
- https://ancestors.familysearch.org/en/LDFD-T57/william-woodward-iii-1944-1999
- https://www.nytimes.com/2000/01/02/magazine/the-lives-they-lived-william-woodward-iii-b-1944-manhattan-gothic.html
- https://nypost.com/1999/05/04/blue-blood-heirs-e-side-death-leap-last-chapter-in-woodward-clans-decades-of-scandal/
- https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1999-may-08-mn-35094-story.html
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