Wood, Leslie Arnold (Les)
Personal
Birth Date:
6 March 1907 (Middle Ridge, Toowoomba, Queensland)
Death Date:
29 March 1958 (Toowoomba, Queensland)
Parents:
Joseph Emanuel Wood and Fredrika Johanna Henrietta (nee Hoepper)
Family:
Alice Annie Margaret Reyment on 22 December 1928, 3 sons, 1 daughter
Education:
Middle Ridge State School; Maryborough Boys Central State School; Maryborough Grammar School
Religion:
Church of England
Career
Pupil-teacher, Maryborough West State School; Schoolteacher, Newtown, Toowoomba, 1925; East Toowoomba, 1938 to 1941; Government representative, Toowoomba Hospital Board
Military Service:
Served in 2nd AIF, 1941 to 1945, Captain 3 Division, Milne Bay, Madang and Bougainville
Parliamentary Representation
| House | Party | Electorate | From | To | Elected/Departure Reason |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assembly | ALP | East Toowoomba | 2 Mar 1946 | 3 May 1947 | By-election |
| Assembly | ALP | North Toowoomba | 29 Apr 1950 | 29 Mar 1958 | Died in Office |
Parliamentary Service
| Description | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Leader of the Opposition | 28 Aug 1957 | 29 Mar 1958 |
Additional Information
Notes:
Past Master, Melrose Masonic Lodge. President and Referee, Toowoomba Rugby League. Member: Toowoomba Bowls Club; and RAOB. Former President and Referee, Toowoomba Rugby League Club. Mr Wood was the first Leader of the Opposition accorded a state funeral. It was the first occasion on which a state funeral was held in Toowoomba
Sources:
Imaged sourced from 'Three Decades of Queensland Political History 1929-1960' compiled by edited by Clem Lack, 1962; Toowoomba Chronicle, `Funeral Cortege in City', 1 Apr 1958; Courier-Mail, `Opposition Leader now has Twin Teachers in Family', 11 Dec 1957; Waterson, DB and John Arnold, A Biographical Register of the Queensland Parliament: 1930-1980, (Canberra: ANU Press, 1982)
[Last Modified: Tuesday, 11 July 2017]