William Herbert Wood (4 November 1869 – 30 May 1953) was an Australian politician. Born at Wallhollow, Victoria, to storekeeper Henry Gibson Wood, he attended schools in

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and

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before completing his secondary education at

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and studying law at the

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. He entered his father's business and became an accountant. In 1894 he was elected to the

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as the member for Eden-Bombala; he was a

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from 1895 to 1901, an

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from 1901 to 1904 and a

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thereafter. He was a

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in the 1st

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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

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in the

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from 1899 to 1901 and Colonial Secretary in the

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from 1907 to 1910, concurrently holding the portfolios of Minister for Labour and Industry from 1907 to 1908 and

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from 1908 to 1910. On 18 March 1909 he married Lillian Young French at

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, and they divorced in 1924. Wood died at

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in 1953 (aged 83).

References

1869 births 1953 deaths Protectionist Party politicians Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly Politicians from Sydney University of Sydney alumni Australian Army soldiers People from the Colony of Victoria {{Australia-politician-stub