Biographie
He was the son of Charles A Woodward and the father of C.N. Woodward.
He joined the Royal Bank of Canada asa Clerk in c1901.
In 1908 he joined Woodward's Department Stores as Bookkeeper. During the Second World War he was one of C.D. Howe's 'Dollar A Year' men.
He was the Lieutenant-Governor of British Columbia 1941-1946.
He operated Woodward's with his brother Percival Archibald Woodward to 1956.
Service militaire
He served with the artillery in the Canadian Army during the First World War.
In 1932 he was appointed as the Honorary Colonel of the 15th Field Regiment.
In 1956 he was appointed as Colonel-at-Large of the Canadian Militia.
Références
Brissenden, Constance with Larry Loyie (1997) Greater Vancouver Hall of Fame. In The Greater Vancouver Book: an urban encyclopedia. Ed. Chuck Davis. Vancouver BC: Linkman Press
