The Hon. William Herbert WOOD (1869 - 1953)**

Date of Birth: 04/11/1869 Place of Birth: Wallhollow, Victoria, Australia Date of Death: 30/05/1953 Place of Death: Rydalmere, New South Wales, Australia

Parliamentary Service

Position Start End Period Notes Member of the NSW Legislative Assembly 17 Jul 1894 6 Nov 1913 19yr(s) 3mth(s) 21day(s) Member for Eden-Bombala 17 Jul 1894 5 Jul 1895 11mth(s) 19day(s) 16th (1894 - 1895) Member for Eden-Bombala 24 Jul 1895 8 Jul 1898 2yr(s) 11mth(s) 15day(s) 17th (1895 - 1898) Member for Eden-Bombala 27 Jul 1898 14 Sep 1899 1yr(s) 1mth(s) 19day(s) 18th (1898 - 1901) Member for Eden-Bombala 22 Sep 1899 11 Jun 1901 1yr(s) 8mth(s) 21day(s) 18th (1898 - 1901) Member for Eden-Bombala 3 Jul 1901 16 Jul 1904 3yr(s) 14day(s) 19th (1901 - 1904) Member for Bega 6 Aug 1904 19 Aug 1907 3yr(s) 14day(s) 20th (1904 - 1907) Member for Bega 10 Sep 1907 14 Sep 1910 3yr(s) 5day(s) 21st (1907 - 1910) Member for Bega 14 Oct 1910 6 Nov 1913 3yr(s) 24day(s) 22nd (1910 - 1913) Minister of Justice 14 Sep 1899 9 Apr 1901 1yr(s) 6mth(s) 27day(s) Colonial Secretary and Minister for Labour and Industry 2 Oct 1907 21 Jan 1908 3mth(s) 20day(s) Colonial Secretary and Secretary for Mines 22 Jan 1908 20 Oct 1910 2yr(s) 8mth(s) 29day(s) Chairman of Committees 28 Jun 1905 28 Jun 1905 1day(s) Chairman of Committees 25 Jun 1906 25 Jun 1906 1day(s) Chairman of Committees 3 Jul 1907 20 Aug 1907 1mth(s) 18day(s) Holt’s Wingello Estate Bill. Committee No. 6 12 Sep 1895 8 Jul 1898 2yrs 9mths 27days 17th (1895 - 1898) Borough of Cudgegong Cattle Saleyards Bill Committee No.25 17 Sep 1896 24 Sep 1896 8days 17th (1895 - 1898) Lawson’s Estate Mortgage Enabling Bill Committee No.29 23 Sep 1896 30 Sep 1896 8days 17th (1895 - 1898) Maitland Gaslight Act Amendment Bill Committee No.32 14 Oct 1896 27 Oct 1896 14days 17th (1895 - 1898) Care of Rachel Dawson Committee No.20 22 Nov 1898 23 Dec 1898 1mth 2days 18th (1898 - 1901) Action of Mr.Chisholm, Police Magistrate at Wollongong, in the case of Morgan v. Clift Committee No. 22 21 Nov 1899 30 Nov 1899 10days 18th (1898 - 1901) Claim of Mr Theophilus Stephens- Crown Law Department Committee No. 20 21 Nov 1899 30 Nov 1899 10days 18th (1898 - 1901) Brodie’s Enabling Bill Committee No.19 4 Sep 1900 11 Sep 1900 8days 18th (1898 - 1901) Claim of James Ross, Pilot Boatman Committee No.18 30 Oct 1902 17 Dec 1902 1mth 18days 19th (1901 - 1904) Sydney Harbour Collieries (Limited) Bill Committee No.9 19 Aug 1903 10 Nov 1903 2mths 23days 19th (1901 - 1904) Library Committee No.4 21 Sep 1904 24 Dec 1904 3mths 4days 19th (1901 - 1904) Standing Orders Committee No.3 28 Jun 1905 9 Dec 1905 5mths 12days 20th (1904 - 1907) Standing Orders Committee No.3 10 Jul 1906 18 Dec 1906 5mths 9days 20th (1904 - 1907) Standing Orders Committee No.4 9 Jul 1907 12 Jul 1907 4days 20th (1904 - 1907) Standing Orders Committee No.3 30 May 1911 1 Aug 1911 2mths 3days 22nd (1910 - 1913) Standing Orders Committee No.3 12 Sep 1911 28 Mar 1912 6mths 17days 22nd (1910 - 1913) Standing Orders Committee No.3 7 Aug 1912 5 Dec 1912 3mths 29days 22nd (1910 - 1913) Standing Orders Committee No.3 6 Aug 1913 15 Oct 1913 2mths 10days 22nd (1910 - 1913)

Political Party Activity

Elected as an Independent and Freetrade 1894; executive member of Protestant Parliamentary Party 1896, stood as an Independent 1901, as a Liberal 1904, deputy leader of Liberal Party 1907-1917.

Qualifications, occupations and interests

Storekeeper. Educated in public schools in Victoria and Fort Street in Sydney, Sydney Grammar and the University of Sydney. Studied Law. Entered fathers storekeeping business; accountant.

Military Service

1st Australian Light Horse Regiment, Captain 1900. Associated with J.A.K Mackay in 1st Australian Light Horse Regiment from 1897; captain in 1900; officer commanding when Mackay was overseas from 1900 until 1901.

Personal

Son of Henry Gibson Wood, storekeeper. Married (wife unknown). Church of England.

Additional Information

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