William Culham Woodward (April 24, 1885 – February 24, 1957) was a member of a successful merchandising family in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Among the many positions Woodward held were Charter Member of the Board of the Bank of Canada

Bank of Canada

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 from its founding in March, 1935; President of the Vancouver Board of Trade

Vancouver Board of Trade

The Vancouver Board of Trade is a non-profit organization which seeks to "promote, enhance and facilitate the development of the region as a Pacific centre for trade, commerce and travel." It serves Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, in a fashion similar to the Board of Trade or Chamber of...

; Life Governor of the Vancouver General Hospital

Vancouver General Hospital

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; Founder and Patron of the Vancouver Little Theatre; and President of Woodward's

Woodward's

Woodward's was the name of a department store chain which operated in Alberta and British Columbia, Canada for one hundred years, before its sale to the Hudson's Bay Company .-History:...

, the department-store chain his father, Charles, had founded, and which lasted until its bankruptcy in 1993.

Woodward served as the 16th Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia

Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia

The Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia is the viceregal representative in British Columbia of the Canadian monarch, Queen Elizabeth II, who operates distinctly within the province but is also shared with equally the ten other jurisdictions of Canada and resides predominantly in her oldest...

from 1941 to 1946.