Walter Orr Woods (October 31, 1873 – June 7, 1951Walter Orr Woods (1873-1951)) was an American government official who was Register of the Treasury from October 1, 1927, to January 17, 1929"Speelman is Ousted as Treasurer", New York Times, June 29, 1927 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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