William Culham Woodward

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Preceded byEric Hamber
Succeeded byCharles Arthur Banks
Personal details
Born(1885-04-24)April 24, 1885
Hawaii, USA
NationalityCanadian
Spouse
Ruth Wynn-Johnson
(m. 1921)
Relations
Charles N. "Chunky" Woodward
Sydney Elizabeth “Fifi” Russ
OccupationBusinessman
ProfessionPolitician

William Culham Woodward, also known as Billy Woodward and Willy Woodward, (April 24, 1885 – February 24, 1957)

Charles N. "Chunky" Woodward in 1956.[4]

Among the many other positions Woodward held were Charter Member of the Board of the

Vancouver Board of Trade; Life Governor of the Vancouver General Hospital; Founder and Patron of the Vancouver Little Theatre. During World War I, he served overseas in the First Canadian Heavy Artillery.[2] Woodward was, like his father, a member of the Grand Lodge of British Columbia and Yukon of the International Order of Freemasonry.[1]

Woodward served as the 16th Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia from 1941 to 1946.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b "William Culham Woodward". freemasonry.bcy.ca.
  2. ^ a b c "Woodward, William Culham "Willy" -- KnowBC - the leading source of BC information".
  3. ^ "Woodward (family) - MemoryBC". www.memorybc.ca.
  4. ^ "Cowboy Country TV". www.cowboycountrytv.com.
  5. ^ "Former Lieutenant Governors Timeline, Lieutenant Governor of BC website".