Eric Woodward
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| In office 1 August 1957 – 1 August 1965 |
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| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Premier | Joseph Cahill (1957-59) Robert Heffron (1959-64) Jack Renshaw (1964-65) Sir Robert Askin (1965) |
| Preceded by | Sir John Northcott |
| Succeeded by | Sir Roden Cutler |
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| Born | 21 July 1899 Hay, New South Wales |
| Died | 29 December 1969 (aged 70) Sydney, New South Wales |
| Nationality | Australian |
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| Allegiance | Australia |
| Service/branch | Australian Army |
| Years of service | 1920–1957 |
| Rank | Lieutenant General |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
| Awards | Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order Companion of the Order of the Bath Commander of the Order of the British Empire Distinguished Service Order Mentioned in Despatches |
Lieutenant General Sir Eric Winslow Woodward KCMG, KCVO, CB, CBE, DSO (21 July 1899 – 29 December 1967) was the Governor of New South Wales from 1 August 1957 to 1 August 1965.
Eric attended Toowoomba Grammar School and in 1917 he entered the Royal Military College, Duntroon. He graduated and was commissioned a lieutenant in 1920. During World War II, he rose quickly through the ranks, serving in North Africa and the Middle East.
In 1948 he attended the Imperial Defence College. In 1952 he was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire. Promoted to lieutenant general in December 1953, he was appointed Companion of the Order of the Bath.
When Sir John Northcott's term as Governor of New South Wales drew to a close, Premier John Cahill sought another Australian-born military officer to succeed him. He chose Woodward, who assumed office on 1 August 1957. The thirty-first governor of New South Wales, he was the first to have been born there. Appointed Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George (1958) and Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (1963), he was awarded honorary doctorates by the universities of New South Wales (1958), Sydney (1959) and New England (1961). On the 24th October 1964, he officially opened the Forest High School.
Woodward died on 29 December 1967 at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Camperdown and was given a state funeral with full military honours.
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| Preceded by General Sir John Northcott |
Governor of New South Wales 1957–1965 |
Succeeded by Sir Roden Cutler |
