Redwood, Vernon Charles
Personal
Birth Date:
14 April 1873 (Nelson)
Death Date:
15 February 1954 (London)
Parents:
Charles Redwood and Mary Elizabeth (nee Grimstone)
Education:
Christian Brothers College, New Zealand
Religion:
Roman Catholic
Career
Employed on Westbrook Station, Queensland, 1893-1895; Maltster at Perkins & Co Brewery, Toowoomba, from 1895; Established own maltings, 1902-1904; General manager, William Jones & Son, Toowoomba maltsters, 1904-1913; Established Redwood Toowoomba Grain Exchange, later liquidated in 1913
Local Government Service:
Alderman Toowoomba, Mayor 1910; Member, Gowrie Shire Council
Parliamentary Representation
| House | Party | Electorate | From | To | Elected/Departure Reason |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assembly | MIN | Drayton & Toowoomba | 18 May 1907 | 2 Oct 1909 |
Additional Information
Notes:
President, Toowoomba Chamber of Commerce; Cultivated the first commercial hop crop on the Darling Downs in 1907; Awarded £500 in libel action against the Darling Downs Gazette, 1913; Left Australia for Europe after 1913 and settled in London. Whilst there he became a member of an anti-prohibitionist group: the 'Fellowship of Freedom and Reform'. A park on the eastern side of Toowoomba has been named in honour of him
Sources:
Image courtesy of John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland, Neg:197862; Waterson, DB, A Biographical Register of the Queensland Parliament: 1860-1929, 2nd revised edition (Sydney: Casket Publications, 2001)
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