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Wilfrid Wentworth Woods

Wilfred Wentworth Woods
25th Colonial Auditor
In office
27 May 1914 – 1 March 1922
Preceded by D. S. MacGregor
Succeeded by F. G. Morley
Personal details
Born 11 November 1876
Bishopstone, Wiltshire, England
Died 7 January 1947(1947-01-07) (aged 70)
Cairo, Egypt
Spouse(s) Ethel Maud Palmer (m. 1905)
Children Sir Wilfrid John Wentworth Woods
Education St. John's School, Leatherhead
Alma mater Oxford University (BA, 1903)

Sir Wilfrid Wentworth Woods KCMG KBE (11 November 1876 – 7 January 1947) was a British colonial financial administrator.

He roles included serving as the 25th Colonial Auditor of Sri Lanka (then known as Ceylon) from 27 May 1914 until 1 March 1922. and as a member of the Newfoundland Commission of Government from 1937 to 1944.

He was the father of Admiral Sir Wilfrid John Wentworth Woods (1906– 1975).


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