Woodville, John Alonzo

Submitted by Mike Miller

Woodville, John Alonzo, is a lawyer of New Orleans, and has forged his way to a leading rank in his profession. Mr. Woodville was born in Utilla, Spanish Honduras, May 13, 1874. He is a son of Robert and Fannie (Warren) Woodville. His father was born in Grand Caymans and his mother in Utilla. His paternal grandfather was also born in Caymans, where early ancestors, who were remnants of the "Iron Sides" of Cromwell's army, settled after Cromwell's death brought reverses in English affairs. Mr. Woodville's maternal ancestors went from Boston, Mass., to Utilla as one of the very first families of that place. Gen. Joseph Warren, the hero of Bunker Hill, was the brother of his great-grandfather. Mr. Woodville's parents still live in Utilla. He came to New Orleans when 15 years of age to obtain an education. He attended the public schools of New Orleans, and then Tulane university, from which institution he graduated in the law in 1895. Immediately afterward, he entered upon his professional career in New Orleans, where he has continued in the practice of law, achieving gratifying success. He is the senior member of the well-known and successful law firm of Woodville & Woodville, with offices in the Maison Blanche building. His brother, J. L. Warren Woodville, also a native of Utilla and a graduate of the law and academic departments of Tulane university with the faculty of which he was formerly connected, is his partner ill the practice of law. As a democrat, Mr. Woodville has taken an active part in political affairs, and has served with credit as a member of the New Orleans board of police commissioners. He enjoys a wide social, professional and business acquaintance in New Orleans and throughout the State of Louisiana.

Louisiana: Comprising Sketches of Parishes, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form (volume 3), pp. 475-476. Edited by Alcée Fortier, Lit.D. Published in 1914, by Century Historical Association.