Samuel Bayard Woodward (1787âÂÂ1850) 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.