William Wood (Australian politician)

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

William Wood
William Wood, Chief Secretary and Minister for Labour and Industry
Member of the New South Wales Parliament
for Eden-Bombala
In office
27 July 1894 – 16 July 1904
Preceded byNew district
Succeeded byDistrict abolished
Member of the New South Wales Parliament
for Bega
In office
6 August 1904 – 6 November 1913
Preceded byHenry Clarke
Succeeded byWilliam Millard
Personal details
Born(1869-11-04)4 November 1869
Walhollow, Victoria
Died30 May 1953(1953-05-30) (aged 83)
Rydalmere, New South Wales
Political partyProtectionist (1895–1901)
Independent (1901–1904)
Liberal (1904–1913)
Alma materUniversity of Sydney

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. Eden-Bombala was abolished in 1904 and split between Monaro and Bega and Wood chose to contest Bega, which he represented until 1913. Wood served as Minister of Justice in the Lyne ministry from 1899 to 1901 and Colonial Secretary in the Wade ministry from 1907 to 1910, concurrently holding the portfolios of Minister for Labour and Industry from 1907 to 1908 and Secretary for Mines from 1908 to 1910.[1]

On 18 March 1909 he married Lillian Young née French at St James' Church, Sydney,[2] and they divorced in 1924.[3]

Wood died at Rydalmere in 1953 (aged 83).[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "The Hon. William Herbert Wood (1869-1953)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
  2. ^ "Personal". The Daily Telegraph. 20 December 1909. p. 9. Retrieved 29 June 2021 – via Trove.
  3. ^ "In divorce: Wood v Wood". The Sydney Morning Herald. 29 March 1924. p. 14. Retrieved 29 June 2021 – via Trove.

 

Parliament of New South Wales
Political offices
Preceded by Minister of Justice
1899 – 1901
Succeeded by
Preceded by Colonial Secretary
1907 – 1910
Succeeded by
Preceded by Minister for Labour and Industry
1907 – 1908
Succeeded by
Preceded by Secretary for Mines
1908 – 1910
Succeeded by
New South Wales Legislative Assembly
New district Member for Eden-Bombala
1894 – 1904
District abolished
Preceded by Member for Bega
1904 – 1913
Succeeded by