Woodward, Samuel B. 1787-1850
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- His Hints for the young, 1839:(name not given)
- LC in RLIN, 4/5/89(hdg.: Woodward, Samuel Bayard, 1787-1850; usage: S.B. Woodward)
- MWA/NAIP files(hdg.: Woodward, Samuel B. (Samuel Bayard), 1787-1850; usage: Samuel B. Woodward; note: Conn. and Mass. physician; member Conn. state senate; pioneer expert on mental diseases)
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Samuel Bayard Woodward (1787–1850) was an American psychiatrist who was the first superintendent of the Worcester Lunatic Asylum, and a co-founder and first president of the Association of Medical Superintendents of American Institutions for the Insane (later known as the American Psychiatric Association). Woodward also served a one year term in the Connecticut State Senate from 1832 to 1833, representing the 1st District which consisted of Hartford and the surrounding area.
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