Joseph Hodel

Joseph Hodel (1850–1943) was a businessman and politician in Queensland, Australia.

The Honourable
Joseph Hodel
Member of the Queensland Legislative Council
In office
3 July 1914 – 23 March 1922
Personal details
Born
Joseph Hodel

(1850-10-09)9 October 1850
Saint Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands
Died4 September 1943(1943-09-04) (aged 92)
Townsville, Queensland, Australia
NationalityEnglish Australian
Spouse(s)Johanna Hickey (d. 1869 d. 1876), Sarah Ann Waldie (m. 1891)
RelationsEdmund Plant (brother-in-law)
OccupationBakery proprietor, livery stable proprietor, publican

Early life

Joseph Hodel was born on 9 October 1850 at St Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands. His parents were François Charles Hodel (a carpenter) and his wife Anne (née Fauvel). His parents and their ten children immigrated to Brisbane, Queensland, from where they went to work for Robert Towns at his Townsvale plantation (between Veresdale and Gleneagle).[1] He opened a bakery in Townsville in 1870.[2]

Political life

For 23 years between 1884 and 1922, Joseph Hodel was a council member of the Thuringowa Divisional Board and its successor the Shire of Thuringowa and served as chairman on 14 occasions.[3]

He was a member of the Townsville City Council from 1895 and was mayor in 1910.[2]

Joseph Hodel was a Member of the Queensland Legislative Council (a life appointment) from 3 July 1914 to the abolition of the Council on 23 March 1922.[4]

References
  1. "Veresdale". Logan City Council. Archived from the original on 24 December 2013. Retrieved 21 December 2013.
  2. Manion, Jim. "Hodel, Joseph (1850–1943)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. National Centre of Biography at the Australian National University. Archived from the original on 24 December 2013. Retrieved 21 December 2013.
  3. "Joseph Hodel MLA, Chairman of Thuringowa Shire" (PDF). Townsville City Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 December 2013. Retrieved 21 December 2013.
  4. "Part 2.15 – Alphabetical Register of Members of the Legislative Assembly 1860–2017 and the Legislative Council 1860–1922" (PDF). Queensland Parliamentary Record 2015–2017: The 55th Parliament. Queensland Parliament. Archived from the original on 26 April 2020. Retrieved 27 April 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)

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