William Wood (Australian politician)

The Honourable
William Wood
Member of the New South Wales Parliament
for Eden-Bombala
In office
27 July 1894  16 July 1904
Preceded by New seat
Succeeded by Seat abolished
Member of the New South Wales Parliament
for Bega
In office
6 August 1904  6 November 1913
Preceded by Henry Clarke
Succeeded by William Millard
Personal details
Born (1869-11-04)4 November 1869
Walhollow, Victoria
Died 30 May 1953(1953-05-30) (aged 83)
Rydalmere, New South Wales
Political party Protectionist (18951901)
Independent (19011904)
Liberal (19041913)
Alma mater University of Sydney
Religion Anglican

William Herbert Wood (4 November 1869 30 May 1953) was an Australian politician.

Born at Wallhollow, Victoria, to storekeeper Henry Gibson Wood, he attended schools in Victoria and Sydney before completing his secondary education at Sydney Grammar School and studying law at the University of Sydney. He entered his father's business and became an accountant. In 1894 he was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly as the member for Eden-Bombala; he was a Protectionist from 1895 to 1901, an Independent from 1901 to 1904 and a Liberal thereafter. He was a captain in the 1st Australian Light Horse Regiment in 1900. In 1904 he changed seats to Bega, which he represented until 1913. Wall served as Minister for Justice from 1907 to 1908, Minister for Labour and Industry from 1907 to 1908, and Secretary for Mines from 1908 to 1910. Wall died at Rydalmere in 1953.[1]

References

Parliament of New South Wales
New seat Member for Eden-Bombala
18941904
Abolished
Preceded by
Henry Clarke
Member for Bega
19041913
Succeeded by
William Millard


This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Saturday, October 18, 2014. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.