William Wood (Australian politician)

William Herbert Wood (4 November 1869 – 30 May 1953) was an 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 district
Succeeded by	District 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 (1895–1901) Independent (1901–1904) Liberal (1904–1913)
Alma mater	University 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

1. "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 John Hughes	Minister of Justice 1899 – 1901	Succeeded by Robert Fitzgerald
Preceded by Thomas Waddell	Colonial Secretary 1907 – 1910	Succeeded by Donald Macdonell
Preceded by James Hogue	Minister for Labour and Industry 1907 – 1908	Succeeded by James Hogue
Preceded by John Perry	Secretary for Mines 1908 – 1910	Succeeded by Alfred Edden
New South Wales Legislative Assembly
New district	Member for Eden-Bombala 1894 – 1904	District abolished
Preceded by Henry Clarke	Member for Bega 1904 – 1913	Succeeded by William Millard