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 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 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. 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; Life Governor of the

Vancouver General Hospital Vancouver General Hospital (locally known as VGH, or Vancouver General) is a medical facility located in Vancouver, British Columbia. It is the largest facility in the Vancouver Hospital and Health Sciences Centre (VHHSC) group of medical facili ...

; 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 16th

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from 1941 to 1946.

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1885 births 1957 deaths Lieutenant governors of British Columbia Canadian Freemasons Canadian military personnel of World War I Canadian military personnel from Ontario Royal Regiment of Canadian Artillery personnel {{canada-viceroy-stub