Allan Hookings

Allan Charles Hookings (6 September 1913 – 31 October 1962) was a farmer and politician in the State of South Australia.

Allan was born in Riverton, the only son of Thomas Charles Hookings and Ivy Doris Hookings (née Pickering) (ca.1890 – 25 October 1928) of "Oaklands" sheep stud, Tarlee, later of Winchester Street, Malvern.[1] On 26 February 1930 Thomas Hookings married again, to Alice Babidge (ca.1865 – 8 January 1944). By 1930 they had moved to a farm at Tantanoola.[2] Allan continued farming in the Tantanoola area.

He was elected for the Liberal and Country League to a Southern district seat in the Legislative Council in February 1959, and died in office.[3] He was succeeded by Ren DeGaris.[4]

References
  1. "Death of Church Worker". The News. Adelaide: National Library of Australia. 25 October 1928. p. 6 Edition: Home. Retrieved 14 December 2014.
  2. "Mr. G. Hookings". The Chronicle. Adelaide: National Library of Australia. 10 July 1930. p. 20. Retrieved 14 December 2014.
  3. "Former Member of the Parliament of South Australia". Archived from the original on 11 July 2018. Retrieved 12 December 2014.
  4. "Statistical Record of the Legislature, 1836 to 2007" (PDF). Parliament of South Australia. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 March 2015. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
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