Douglas Tooth

The Hon
Sir Douglas Tooth
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
for Kelvin Grove
In office
3 August 1957  28 May 1960
Preceded by John Turner
Succeeded by Seat abolished
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
for Ashgrove
In office
28 May 1960  7 December 1974
Preceded by New seat
Succeeded by John Greenwood
Personal details
Born Seymour Douglas Tooth
28 January 1904
Barcaldine, Queensland, Australia
Died 3 July 1982 (aged 78)
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Nationality Australian
Political party Liberal Party
Alma mater University of Queensland
Occupation Teacher
Religion Church of England

Sir Seymour Douglas (Doug) Tooth (1904—1982) was a politician in Queensland, Australia. He was a Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly.

Politics

Dougas Tooth unsuccessful contested the 1956 Queensland state election in the electoral district of Kelvin Grove as the candidate for the Liberal Party. He was defeated by the sitting Australian Labor Party member, John Albert Turner who had held the seat since the 1941 Queensland state election.

Douglas Tooth was elected to the Queensland Legislative Assembly in Kelvin Grove on 3 August 1957 (the 1957 Queensland state election), defeating Turner. Tooth held Kelvin Grove until 28 May 1960 (the 1960 Queensland state election), at which that electorate was abolished being largely replaced by the new electoral district of Ashgrove. He successfully contested Ashgrove which he held until 7 December 1974 (the 1974 Queensland state election) which he did not contest. The Liberal party retained Ashgrove in 1974 with the election of their candidate John Greenwood.[1][2][3] He was the Minister for Health from 14 April 1964 to 23 December 1974.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Part 2.19 - Alphabetical Register of Members of the Legislative Assembly 1860-2012 and the Legislative Council 1860-1922" (PDF). Queensland Parliamentary Record 2009-2012: The 53rd Parliament. Queensland Parliament. Retrieved 29 January 2015.
  2. "Part 2.21 - Representatives of Queensland State Electorates 1860-2012" (PDF). Queensland Parliamentary Record 2009-2012: The 53rd Parliament. Queensland Parliament. Retrieved 29 January 2015.
  3. "Tooth, Sir Seymour Douglas (Doug)". Re-Member Database. Queensland Parliament. Retrieved 29 January 2015.
Parliament of Queensland
Preceded by
John Turner
Member for Kelvin Grove
19571960
Abolished
New seat Member for Ashgrove
19601974
Succeeded by
John Greenwood