William Woodward Baldwin

He was raised in Baltimore and studied at Phillips Exeter Academy from 1880 to 1882.

[1] He later attended Harvard College, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1886, and the University of Maryland School of Law, receiving an LL.B.

[3] In 1896, President of the United States Grover Cleveland selected Baldwin to be Third Assistant Secretary of State and Baldwin held this office from February 29, 1896 until April 1, 1897.

After his time in office, Baldwin resumed the practice of law, settling in Briarcliff Manor, New York.

[4] He became a trustee of the Briarcliff Congregational Church,[5] counsel to the village, and member of the district's board of education and Mount Pleasant Field Club.