William Henry O’Malley Wood (15 June 1856 – 5 August 1941) was an Australian banker, public servant and surveyor. Wood was born in Grenfell,

New South Wales ) , nickname = , image_map = New South Wales in Australia.svg , map_caption = Location of New South Wales in AustraliaCoordinates: , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name = Australia , established_title = Before federation , es ...

and died in

Vaucluse, Sydney Vaucluse is an Eastern Suburbs (Sydney), eastern suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It is located north-east of the Sydney central business district, in the Local government in Australia, local government areas of Wav ...

. Wood served two terms as the President of the

Government Savings Bank of New South Wales A government is the system or group of people governing an organized community, generally a State (polity), state. In the case of its broad associative definition, government normally consists of legislature, Executive (government), e ...

(1920–1928; 1931–1933) and was the first President of the

Rural Bank of New South Wales In general, a rural area or a countryside is a geographic area that is located outside towns and city, cities. Typical rural areas have a low population density and small settlements. Agriculture, Agricultural areas and areas with forestry ty ...

(1933–1934). For his public service, Wood was awarded the

King George V Silver Jubilee Medal The King George V Silver Jubilee Medal is a commemorative medal, instituted to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the accession of King George V. Issue This medal was awarded as a personal souvenir by King George V to commemorate his Silver J ...

in 1935.

References

Australian bankers Australian public servants Australian surveyors Australian Anglicans 1856 births 1941 deaths Australian chairpersons of corporations Australian chief executives State Bank of New South Wales Colony of New South Wales people {{Australia-bio-stub