Charles Nanby Wynn "Chunky" Woodward (March 23, 1924 – April 27, 1990) was a prominent Canadian retailer and rancher, son of William C. "Billy" Woodward,

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from 1941 to 1946, and grandson of Charles A. Woodward, the founder of the

Woodward's Woodward's Stores Ltd. was a department store chain that operated in Alberta and British Columbia, Canada, for 101 years, before its sale to the Hudson's Bay Company. History Charles Woodward established the first Woodward store at the corner o ...

Department Stores chain, which was dissolved in 1993. Like his father and grandfather, "Chunky" served as president of Woodward's stores but is equally famous as long-time owner of the

Douglas Lake Ranch The Douglas Lake Cattle Company is Canada's largest working cattle ranch, usually known as the Douglas Lake Ranch. Founded June 30, 1886, it has been operating continuously since. This date also marks the completion of the last leg of the first ...

, the world's second-largest, and was a noted horsebreeder. He was born in Vancouver in 1924 and died there in 1990."Chunky Woodward", Trailblazers biography, CowboyCountryTV.com
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Woodward, Charles N. Chunky 1924 births 1990 deaths Businesspeople from Vancouver Canadian merchants Canadian ranchers

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