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
President Calvin Coolidge
Herbert Hoover
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Preceded by Harold Theodore Tate
Succeeded by William Alexander Julian
Register of the Treasury
In office
October 1, 1927  January 17, 1929
Preceded by Harley V. Speelman
Succeeded by Edward E. Jones
Personal details
Born Walter Orr Woods
(1873-10-31)October 31, 1873
Concordia, Kansas, U.S.
Died June 7, 1951(1951-06-07) (aged 77)
Carlinville, Illinois, U.S.

Walter Orr Woods (October 31, 1873 – June 7, 1951[1]) was United States 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
Government offices
Preceded by
Harley V. Speelman
Register of the Treasury
October 1, 1927 – January 17, 1929
Succeeded by
Edward E. Jones
Preceded by
Harold Theodore Tate
Treasurer of the United States
January 18, 1929 – May 31, 1933
Succeeded by
William Alexander Julian


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