Henry Conwell Wood (July 1840 -18 June 1926) was a Member of the

Queensland Legislative Council The Queensland Legislative Council was the upper house of the parliament in the Australian state of Queensland. It was a fully nominated body which first took office on 1 May 1860. It was abolished by the Constitution Amendment Act 1921, which to ...

Early life

Wood was born in

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, India, to Herbert Wood and his wife, Maria-Louisa (née Conwell) and was educated at

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Pastoral life

Wood arrived in Queensland around 1861 and entered into partnership with John McConnel to take up Durundur Station, near

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. Wood imported the first

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, which to be a successful breed in

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Public life

Wood was appointed to the

in April 1886 and resigned in December 1902. He had strong political views, and made his presence felt in the chamber. He was Secretary of the Queensland National Association and a member of the

Caboolture Divisional Board The Shire of Caboolture was a local government area located in the Australian state of Queensland on the northern urban fringe of the capital, Brisbane, and south of the Sunshine Coast. The Shire covered an area of , of which approximately ...

Personal life

In June 1888 Wood married Margaret Ann Mason in

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. Wood died on 18 June 1926 aged 86 years, He was buried in Woodford Cemetery.Woodford Cemetery Caboolture Memorial Inscriptions
— chapelhill.homeip.net. Retrieved 13 March 2015.

Legacy

The town of

was named in his honour.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Wood, Henry Members of the Queensland Legislative Council 1840 births 1926 deaths British people in colonial India