W. O. Woods
W. O. Woods | |
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| 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 |
| 17th Register of the Treasury | |
| In office October 1, 1927 – January 17, 1929 | |
| President | Calvin Coolidge |
| Preceded by | Harley V. Speelman |
| Succeeded by | Edward E. Jones |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Walter Orr Woods October 31, 1873 Concordia, Kansas, U.S. |
| Died | June 7, 1951 (aged 77) Carlinville, Illinois, U.S. |
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Walter Orr Woods (October 31, 1873 – June 7, 1951) was an American government official who was Register of the Treasury from October 1, 1927, to January 17, 1929 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.