As a child, he moved with his family to a farm outside the village of Bloomer, in Chippewa County, Wisconsin.
[1] He became involved in local politics with the Republican Party of Wisconsin, and was elected chairman of the town of Bloomer, and also served at least four years as chairman of the Chippewa County Board of Supervisors.
[1] In 1914, he ran for the Republican nomination for Wisconsin State Assembly in the Chippewa County district, launching a primary challenge against Republican incumbent Thomas W. Bartingale, and prevailed with 58% of the vote in the primary,[2] and went on to defeat Democrat Otto Friege in the 1914 general election.
He was promoted to the rank of sergeant, serving in Company F of the 25th Wisconsin Infantry Regiment,[4] and witnessed the surrender of Robert E.
[1] Woodard died at his home in the town of Woodmohr, Wisconsin, on April 19, 1944.