William Culham Woodward
William Culham Woodward | |
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![]() William Culham Woodward | |
16th Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia | |
In office August 29, 1941 – October 1, 1946 | |
Monarch | George VI |
Governor General | The Earl of Athlone The Viscount Alexander of Tunis |
Premier | Duff Pattullo John Hart |
Preceded by | Eric Hamber |
Succeeded by | Charles Arthur Banks |
Personal details | |
Born | Gore Bay, Ontario | April 24, 1885
Died | February 24, 1957 Hawaii, USA | (aged 71)
Nationality | Canadian |
Spouse(s) | Ruth Wynn-Johnson (m. 1921) |
Relations | Charles A. Woodward (father) |
Children | Charles N. "Chunky" Woodward |
Occupation | Businessman |
Profession | Politician |
William Culham Woodward, also known as Billy Woodward and Willy Woodward, (April 24, 1885 – February 24, 1957)[1][2] was a member of a successful merchandising family in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Heir to the Woodward's department store chain founded by his father Charles A. Woodward in 1891, he started out in 1907 as a bookkeeper for the store, ultimately rising to become company president in 1937 upon his father's death.[3][4] He was succeeded in that capacity by his son, Charles N. "Chunky" Woodward in 1956.[5]
Among the many other positions Woodward held were Charter Member of the Board of the Bank of Canada from its founding in March, 1935; President of the Vancouver Board of Trade; Life Governor of the Vancouver General Hospital; Founder and Patron of the . During World War I, he served overseas in the .[6] Woodward was, like his father, a member of the Grand Lodge of British Columbia and Yukon of the International Order of Freemasonry.[7]
Woodward served as the 16th Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia from 1941 to 1946.[8]
References[]
- ^ Grand Lodge of British Columbia and Yukon website
- ^ KnowBC.com website biography
- ^ British Columbia Archival Information Network, Woodward family fonds description
- ^ KnowBC.com website biography
- ^ "Chunky Woodward", Trailblazers biography, CowboyCountryTV.com
- ^ KnowBC.com website biography
- ^ Grand Lodge of British Columbia and Yukon website
- ^ Former Lieutenant Governors Timeline, Lieutenant Governor of BC website
- 1885 births
- 1957 deaths
- Lieutenant Governors of British Columbia
- Canadian Freemasons
- Canadian military personnel of World War I
- Viceroys in Canada stubs