William Hood (politician)

William Walter Hood (25 March 1844 – 18 August 1920) was a member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly.[1]

William Hood
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
for Warrego
In office
22 October 1898 – 21 November 1899
Preceded byJames Crombie
Succeeded byDavid Bowman
Personal details
Born
William Walter Hood

(1844-03-25)25 March 1844
Berwick, Scotland
Died18 August 1920(1920-08-18) (aged 76)
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Resting placeToowong Cemetery
Political partyMinisterialist
SpouseMary Jane Sceales (m.1868 d.1902)
OccupationCompany director

Biography

Hood was born in Berwick, Scotland, the son of Robert Hood and his wife Margaret (née Weatherly). Upon his arrival in Australia he was educated at the Geelong Grammar School and after receiving commercial experience in Melbourne he set out to Queensland in 1863. Here he first worked at several stations before becoming the general manager of the Queensland Pastoral Company in 1880 and a company director of the Queensland Cattle Company, the Queensland Investment Company, and the West Qld Pastoralists' Company.[1]

On 11 February 1868 Hood married Mary Jane Sceales (died 1902)[2] and together had six sons and nine daughters. He died in August 1920[1] and was buried in the Toowong Cemetery.[3]

Public career

Hood's first experience as a politician was with the Ararat Shire Council in Victoria. Following the death of the sitting member, James Crombie in 1898, Hood won the subsequent by-election for the seat of Warrego in the Queensland Legislative Assembly.[4] The election of Hood at the 1899 Queensland colonial election was declared void in November of that year[5] and another by-election was held the following month which was won by Labour's David Bowman.[6]

References
  1. "Former Members". Parliament of Queensland. 2015. Retrieved 18 June 2016.
  2. Family history research — Queensland Government births, deaths, marriages, and divorces. Retrieved 18 June 2016.
  3. "Family Notices". The Brisbane Courier. No. 19, 526. Queensland, Australia. 19 August 1920. p. 6. Retrieved 18 June 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. "THE WARREGO ELECTION". The Brisbane Courier. Vol. LV, no. 12, 726. Queensland, Australia. 25 October 1898. p. 5. Retrieved 18 June 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
  5. "LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL". The Brisbane Courier. Vol. LVI, no. 13, 062. Queensland, Australia. 22 November 1899. p. 4. Retrieved 18 June 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
  6. "THE WARREGO ELECTION". The Brisbane Courier. Vol. LVI, no. 13, 084. Queensland, Australia. 18 December 1899. p. 5. Retrieved 18 June 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
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