W. O. Woods

For other people with the same name, see Walter Woods (disambiguation).
W. O. Woods
27th Treasurer of the United States
In office
January 18, 1929 – May 31, 1933
PresidentCalvin Coolidge
Herbert Hoover
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Preceded byHarold Theodore Tate
Succeeded byWilliam Alexander Julian
17th Register of the Treasury
In office
October 1, 1927 – January 17, 1929
PresidentCalvin Coolidge
Preceded byHarley V. Speelman
Succeeded byEdward E. Jones
Personal details
Born
Walter Orr Woods

(1873-10-31)October 31, 1873
Concordia, Kansas, U.S.
DiedJune 7, 1951(1951-06-07) (aged 77)
Carlinville, Illinois, U.S.
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Walter Orr Woods (October 31, 1873 – June 7, 1951[1]) was an American government official who was Register of the Treasury from October 1, 1927, to January 17, 1929[2] and Treasurer of the United States from January 18, 1929, to May 31, 1933. Before becoming Treasurer, he was a member of the War Loan Board staff. As Treasurer he supervised the change from the large to the smaller sized U.S. currency now in use.

References

  1. ^ Walter Orr Woods (1873-1951)
  2. ^ "Speelman is Ousted as Treasurer", New York Times, June 29, 1927


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