Joseph Hodel (1850–1943) was a businessman and politician in Queensland, Australia.
Joseph Hodel | |
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| Member of the Queensland Legislative Council | |
| In office 3 July 1914 – 23 March 1922 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Joseph Hodel 9 October 1850 Saint Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands |
| Died | 4 September 1943 (aged 92) Townsville, Queensland, Australia |
| Nationality | English Australian |
| Spouse(s) | Johanna Hickey (d. 1869 d. 1876), Sarah Ann Waldie (m. 1891)[citation needed] |
| Relations | Edmund Plant (brother-in-law) |
| Occupation | Bakery proprietor, livery stable proprietor, publican |
Early life edit
Joseph Hodel was born on 9 October 1850 at St Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands. His parents were François Charles Hodel (a carpenter) and his wife Anne (née Fauvel). His parents and their ten children immigrated to Brisbane, Queensland, from where they went to work for Robert Towns at his Townsvale plantation (between Veresdale and Gleneagle).[1] He opened a bakery in Townsville in 1870.[2]
Political life edit
For 23 years between 1884 and 1922, Joseph Hodel was a council member of the Thuringowa Divisional Board and its successor the Shire of Thuringowa and served as chairman on 14 occasions.[3]
He was a member of the Townsville City Council from 1895 and was mayor in 1910.[2]
Joseph Hodel was a Member of the Queensland Legislative Council (a life appointment) from 3 July 1914 to the abolition of the Council on 23 March 1922.[4]
References edit
- ^ "Veresdale". Logan City Council. Archived from the original on 24 December 2013. Retrieved 21 December 2013.
- ^ a b Manion, Jim. "Hodel, Joseph (1850–1943)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. National Centre of Biography at the Australian National University. Archived from the original on 24 December 2013. Retrieved 21 December 2013.
- ^ "Joseph Hodel MLA, Chairman of Thuringowa Shire" (PDF). Townsville City Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 December 2013. Retrieved 21 December 2013.
- ^ "Part 2.15 – Alphabetical Register of Members of the Legislative Assembly 1860–2017 and the Legislative Council 1860–1922" (PDF). Queensland Parliamentary Record 2015–2017: The 55th Parliament. Queensland Parliament. Archived from the original on 26 April 2020. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
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Further reading edit
- Jensen, Judith (2004), Serving Thuringowa : chairmen and mayors (PDF), City of Thuringowa, ISBN 978-0-9577305-8-8, archived from the original (PDF) on 28 May 2014