predecessor parliament successor birth_place constituency_mp death_date death_place religion party birth_date term_start article_title term_end name alma_mater
'' new seat '' henry clarke new south wales new south wales '' seat abolished '' william millard walhollow , victoria eden-bombala bega 30 may 1953 rydalmere , new south wales anglican protectionist -lrb- 1901 & ndash ; 1904 -rrb- liberal -lrb- 1904 -lrb- & ndash ; 1913 -rrb- 1895 & ndash ; 1901 -rrb- independent 4 november 1869 27 july 1894 6 august 1904 william wood -lrb- australian politician -rrb-
 16 july 1904 6 november 1913 william wood university of sydney
william wood -lrb- australian politician -rrb-

william herbert wood -lrb- 4 november 1869 -- 30 may 1953 -rrb- was an australian politician .
born at wallhollow , victoria , to storekeeper henry gibson wood , he attended schools in victoria and sydney before completing his secondary education at sydney grammar school and studying law at the university of sydney .
he entered his father 's business and became an accountant .
in 1894 he was elected to the new south wales legislative assembly as the member for eden-bombala ; he was a protectionist from 1895 to 1901 , an independent from 1901 to 1904 and a liberal thereafter .
he was a captain in the 1st australian light horse regiment in 1900 .
in 1904 he changed seats to bega , which he represented until 1913 .
wall served as minister for justice from 1907 to 1908 , minister for labour and industry from 1907 to 1908 , and secretary for mines from 1908 to 1910 .
wall died at rydalmere in 1953 .
