James G. Woodward

James G. Woodward (January 14, 1845 – August 29, 1923) [ [http://garrett.atlantahistorycenter.com/gdetail.php?idnum=74719 Franklin Garrett Necrology Database - Atlanta History Center] ] was an American newspaperman and politician, serving as a four-term mayor of Atlanta, Georgia.

A friend of the working man, he made his living as printer through the newsrooms of the "Atlanta Journal" and "Constitution" over the years.He won Mayor in 1899 and won again when he was eligible in 1904, but the next time he was eligible things didn't go so smoothly.He won the 1908 Democratic primary (in a virtually one party state) but was arrested for public intoxication less than a month before the December general election and was defeated by Robert Maddox. [cite book
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