Joseph Hodel

The Hon
Joseph Hodel
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)
Relations Edmund Plant (brother-in-law)
Occupation Bakery proprietor, livery stable proprietor, publican
Religion Presbyterian

Joseph Hodel (1850–1943) was a businessman and politician in Queensland, Australia.

Early life

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][2]

Political life

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.[1]

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

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Manion, Jim. "Hodel, Joseph (1850–1943)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. National Centre of Biography at the Australian National University. Retrieved 21 December 2013.
  2. ↑ "Veresdale". Logan City Council. Retrieved 21 December 2013.
  3. ↑ "Joseph Hodel MLA, Chairman of Thuringowa Shire" (PDF). Townsville City Council. Retrieved 21 December 2013.
  4. ↑ "Alphabetical Register of Members of the Legislative Assembly 1860–2012 and the Legislative Council 1860–1922" (PDF). Queensland Parliament. Retrieved 21 December 2013.

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