William Tooth
William Tooth | |
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| Member of Parliament for United Pastoral Districts of Moreton, Wide Bay, Burnett, Maranoa, Leichhardt and Port Curtis | |
| In office 12 February 1858 – 11 April 1859 | |
| Preceded by | Patrick Leslie |
| 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 | Lucy Ann Harris (m.1850 d.1916) |
| Children | Nine children |
William Butler Tooth (1823-1876) was an English born Australian politician and pastoralist, who from 1858–1859 represented the electoral district 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
[edit]- ^ "Mr William Butler Tooth (1823-1876)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
- ^ "PERSONAL". Darling Downs Gazette (Qld. : 1881 - 1922). Qld. 14 March 1916. p. 4. Retrieved 4 January 2016 – via Trove.
- ^ "Family Notices". The Darling Downs Gazette and General Advertiser (Toowoomba, Qld. : 1858 - 1880). Toowoomba, Qld. 7 June 1876. p. 3. Retrieved 4 January 2016 – via Trove.
- ^ Deceased search — Toowoomba Regional Council. Retrieved 4 January 2016.
