Hiram Woods

Artist: Thomas C. Corner, Oil on Canvas

Hiram Woods was born in Baltimore, November 11, 1857. His father was Hiram Woods Sr., who owned Woods-Weeks Sugar and Rum Importers which eventually merged with another company to become Domino Sugar. He received his A.B. from Princeton College, 1879 and was a close friend of President Woodrow Wilson then, and for the remainder of their lives. He was an honorary pallbearer at the President’s funeral.

After leaving Princeton, Dr. Woods studied biology for a year at Johns Hopkins University and in 1882 received an M. D. degree from the University of Maryland, which gave him the degree of LL.D. in 1924.

As professor of ophthalmology and lecturer, he spent 26 years at the University of Maryland, during which time he rose to prominence in the medical profession. He was President of MedChi in 1906-1907.

During his life, Dr. Woods was affiliated with the American College of Surgeons, the American Otological society, and the Academy of Ophthalmology and Otolaryngology.