F. A. Woodward

West Superior, Wisconsin

West Superior, Wisconsin, where he engaged in the clothing business, and was elected as the president of the chamber of commerce.^[7][8][9] In 1894 he was elected mayor of West Superior.^[10][11]

Boston, Massachusetts, and was the treasurer and manager of the Chippewa Copper Mining Company.^[12][13][14] In 1901 the company was formally incorporated.^[15] In 1905 he was part of a group of men who incorporated the National Mining Exploration Co. (NME), headquartered in Boston, with Woodward as the secretary and treasurer.^[16] In March 1906 he traveled to Globe, Arizona, to develop the Iron Cap Mine for the company.^[17] The project had been brought to the attention of Woodward in late 1905, and Woodward got NME to put up the money for developing the mineral property.^[16] Woodward relocated to Globe, Arizona in 1906.^[18] NME also owned the Fumarole Mine, located near Kelvin, on the Gila River, which Woodward, as general manager of NME, also was in control of.^[16][19]

Gila County, winning in November's general election.^[22][23] Woodward ran for re-election in 1922, but lost in the general election to Democrat Alfred Kinney.^[24] In 1922 he was again selected by the Republicans to run for the State Senate, but once again was defeated in the general election in November.^[25][26]