Michael Woods (Australian politician)

Michael Joyce Reginald "Mick" Woods (1857 - 12 November 1934) was a member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly.[1]

Mick Woods
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Woothakata
In office 11 March 1902 – 2 October 1909
Preceded by	John Newell
Succeeded by	Ted Theodore
Personal details
Born	Michael Joyce Reginald Woods 1857 Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia
Died	12 November 1934 (aged 76-77) Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Resting place	Balmoral Cemetery
Nationality	Australian
Political party	Independent Opposition
Other political affiliations	Labour, Kidstonites, Opposition
Spouse(s)	Bridget Pickering (m.1879 d.1884), Deborah Ann Gilbert (m.1888 d.1902)
Occupation	Queensland Railways employee

Biography

Woods was born in Parramatta, New South Wales, the son of the Michael Woods and his wife Sarah (née McCreah). He was educated in Goulburn and he spent all his working life in the railways.[1]

On 12 August 1879 he married Bridget Pickering at Dalby and together had three sons. Bridget died in 1884[2] and four years later, on 23 July 1888, Woods married Deborah Ann Gilbert[1] (died 1902)[2] and together had three sons and three daughters. He died in Brisbane in November 1934[1] and his funeral proceeded from his daughter's residence in Bulimba to the Balmoral Cemetery.[3][4]

Public life

Woods started out in Queensland state politics as a member of the Labour Party, but in 1907 he switched to the Kidstonites for six months, then the Opposition Party for three months before rejoining the Kidstonites in February 1908. For his last year in parliament he sat as an independent Opposition member.

In 1902 he won the seat of Woothakata.[5] He held the seat until he was defeated by future Queensland Premier, Ted Theodore in 1909.[6]

References

1. "Former Members". Parliament of Queensland. 2015. Retrieved 28 April 2016.
2. Family history research — Queensland Government births, deaths, marriages, and divorces. Retrieved 28 April 2016.
3. "Family Notices". The Courier-mail (378). Queensland, Australia. 13 November 1934. p. 1. Retrieved 28 April 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
4. Deceased Search — Brisbane City Council Grave Location Search. Retrieved 28 April 2016.
5. "WOOTHAKATA". The Brisbane Courier. LVIII (13, 783). Queensland, Australia. 17 March 1902. p. 6. Retrieved 28 April 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
6. "WOOTHAKATA". The Brisbane Courier. LXVI (16, 149). Queensland, Australia. 14 October 1909. p. 5. Retrieved 28 April 2016 – via National Library of Australia.