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

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. On 12 August 1879 he married Bridget Pickering at Dalby and together had three sons. Bridget died in 1884Family history research
— Queensland Government births, deaths, marriages, and divorces. Retrieved 28 April 2016. and four years later, on 23 July 1888, Woods married Deborah Ann Gilbert (died 1902) and together had three sons and three daughters. He died in Brisbane in November 1934 and his funeral proceeded from his daughter's residence in Bulimba to the Balmoral Cemetery.Deceased Search
— Brisbane City Council Grave Location Search. Retrieved 28 April 2016.

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

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. He held the seat until he was defeated by future Queensland Premier, Ted Theodore in 1909.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Woods, Michael Joyce Reginald Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly 1857 births 1934 deaths Australian Labor Party members of the Parliament of Queensland Colony of New South Wales people