W. O. Woods
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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 |
| 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 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[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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