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Mr Thomas Hood HOOD

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Member of the NSW Legislative Council 06 Aug 1856 10 May 1861 4 years 9 months 5 days First (Quinquennial) Appointments under the Constitution Act. Date of Writ of Summons 30 July 1856.
Member of the NSW Legislative Council 01 Apr 1855 29 Feb 1856 11 months An Elective Member of the first Legislative Council 1843 - 1856 for the Pastoral Districts of Clarence and Darling Downs
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Pastoralist. The dates of his birth and death are unknown, as are the names of his parents and the name(s) of any spouse and children. In 1844 was a squatter and Member of the Australia Club. In 1857 he leased with John Douglas (also a Member of the Legislative Assembly) the following properties on the Darling Downs - Talgai (64,000 acres) and North Tulburra (24,000 acres).
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The Parliament of New South Wales acknowledges and respects the traditional lands of all Aboriginal people, and pays respects to all Elders past and present. We acknowledge the Gadigal people as the traditional custodians of the land on which the Parliament of New South Wales stands.