William Tooth
| William Tooth | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Member of Parliament for United Pastoral Districts of Moreton, Wide Bay, Burnett, Maranoa, Leichhardt and Port Curtis | |
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In office 12 February 1858 – 11 April 1859 | |
| Preceded by | Seat established |
| Succeeded by | Seat abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
1 January 1823 Cranbrook, Kent, England |
| Died |
5 June 1876 (aged 53) Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia |
| Resting place | Drayton and Toowoomba Cemetery |
| Political party | None |
| Spouse(s) | Lucy Ann Harris (m.1850 d.1916) |
| Children | Nine children |
| Religion | Anglican |
William Butler Tooth was an English born Australian politician and pastoralist, who from 1858-1859 represented the Electoral district of United Pastoral Districts of Moreton, Wide Bay, Burnett, Maranoa, Leichhardt and Port Curtis in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly. [1]
He was the founder of the Union Club and was a member the Committee of the Sydney Club. He also served as Member of the Committees of the Society for Suppression of Cattle Stealing and of the Agricultural Society of New South Wales.
Tooth married Lucy Ann Harris (died 1916)[2] in Sydney in 1850 and together had nine children. He died in Toowoomba[3] in 1876 and was buried in Drayton and Toowoomba Cemetery.[4]
References
- ↑ "Mr William Butler TOOTH". Parliament.nsw.gov.au. 2008-09-15. Retrieved 2014-04-08.
- ↑ "PERSONAL.". Darling Downs Gazette (Qld. : 1881 - 1922) (Qld.: National Library of Australia). 14 March 1916. p. 4. Retrieved 4 January 2016.
- ↑ "Family Notices.". The Darling Downs Gazette and General Advertiser (Toowoomba, Qld. : 1858 - 1880) (Toowoomba, Qld.: National Library of Australia). 7 June 1876. p. 3. Retrieved 4 January 2016.
- ↑ Deceased search — Toowoomba Regionial Council. Retrieved 4 January 2016.
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