William Culham Woodward, also known as Billy Woodward and Willy Woodward, (April 24, 1885 – February 24, 1957) 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 Charles A. Woodward (July 19, 1852 – June 2, 1937) was the founder of Woodward's Department Stores Limited and the father of William C. "Billy" Woodward, who became Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia from 1941 to 1946, and grandfather of ...

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. He was succeeded in that capacity by his son, Charles N. "Chunky" Woodward in 1956. Among the many other positions Woodward held were Charter Member of the Board of the

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from its founding in March, 1935; President of the

Vancouver Board of Trade The Greater Vancouver Board of Trade (GVBOT) is a non-profit organization. It serves Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, in a fashion similar to the Board of Trade or Chamber of Commerce. The Board is the largest business association between ...

; 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. Woodward was, like his father, a member of the Grand Lodge of British Columbia and Yukon of the International Order of Freemasonry. Woodward served as the

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Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia from 1941 to 1946.

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