William Tooth

William Tooth
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 Seat established
Succeeded by Seat abolished
Personal details
Born (1823-01-01)1 January 1823
Cranbrook, Kent, England
Died 5 June 1876(1876-06-05) (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

  1. "Mr William Butler TOOTH". Parliament.nsw.gov.au. 2008-09-15. Retrieved 2014-04-08.
  2. "PERSONAL.". Darling Downs Gazette (Qld. : 1881 - 1922). Qld.: National Library of Australia. 14 March 1916. p. 4. Retrieved 4 January 2016.
  3. "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.
  4. Deceased search Toowoomba Regionial Council. Retrieved 4 January 2016.
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