Background
Heir to the Woodward"s department store chain founded by his father Charles A. Woodward in 1891, he started out in 1907 as a bookkeeper for the store, ultimately rising to become company president in 1937 upon his father"s death.
Heir to the Woodward"s department store chain founded by his father Charles A. Woodward in 1891, he started out in 1907 as a bookkeeper for the store, ultimately rising to become company president in 1937 upon his father"s death.
During World War I, he served overseas in the First Canadian Heavy Artillery. Woodward served as the 16th Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia from 1941 to 1946.