William Tooth
| William Tooth | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Member of Parliament for United Pastoral Districts of Moreton, Wide Bay, Burnett, Maranoa, Leichhardt and Port Curtis | |
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In office 12 February 1858 – 11 April 1859 | |
| Preceded by | Seat established |
| Succeeded by | Seat abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
1 January 1823 Cranbrook, Kent, England |
| Died |
5 June 1876 (aged 53) Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia |
| Resting place | Drayton and Toowoomba Cemetery |
| Political party | None |
| Spouse(s) | Lucy Ann Harris (m.1850 d.1916) |
| Children | Nine children |
| Religion | Anglican |
William Butler Tooth was an English born Australian politician and pastoralist, who from 1858-1859 represented the Electoral district of United Pastoral Districts of Moreton, Wide Bay, Burnett, Maranoa, Leichhardt and Port Curtis in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly. [1]
He was the founder of the Union Club and was a member of the committees of the Sydney Club, the Society for Suppression of Cattle Stealing and the Agricultural Society of New South Wales.
Tooth married Lucy Ann Harris (died 1916)[2] in Sydney in 1850 and together had nine children. He died in Toowoomba[3] in 1876 and was buried in Drayton and Toowoomba Cemetery.[4]
References
- ↑ "Mr William Butler TOOTH". Parliament.nsw.gov.au. 2008-09-15. Retrieved 2014-04-08.
- ↑ "PERSONAL.". Darling Downs Gazette (Qld. : 1881 - 1922). Qld.: National Library of Australia. 14 March 1916. p. 4. Retrieved 4 January 2016.
- ↑ "Family Notices.". The Darling Downs Gazette and General Advertiser (Toowoomba, Qld. : 1858 - 1880). Toowoomba, Qld.: National Library of Australia. 7 June 1876. p. 3. Retrieved 4 January 2016.
- ↑ Deceased search — Toowoomba Regionial Council. Retrieved 4 January 2016.
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