W. O. Woods

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.
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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.

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