Store clerk, Freighter, Miner, Editor, Probate Judge, Auditor, Attorney, Postmaster, County Clerk and Recorder, Deputy Clerk of District Court, Historian, Politician
In 1866 Woody was appointed to serve as Clerk and Recorder ofMissoula County and also acted as Probate Judge as well as post master and finally Deputy Clerk of theSecond Judicial District Court of Missoula. He became Missoula's first attorney in 1877 after passing the Montana Bar and on April 19, 1883 he became Missoula's first mayor. He would serve in this capacity until May 22, 1884.[1]
Woody was elected to the office of District Judge after receiving the Democratic Nomination in 1892. He would be re-elected in 1896.
Woody was also the chairman of the University Committee in charge of lobbying the Montana State Legislature for allowing Missoula to be the location of theUniversity of Montana. It is said that a considerable amount of money was spent on whiskey and three different types of cigars by the 25 lobbyists in their efforts.[1]
