Full Name Joseph Hodel Nationality English Australian | Religion Presbyterian Name Joseph Hodel | |
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Born 9 October 1850
Saint Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands ( 1850-10-09 ) Died 4 September 1943(1943-09-04) (aged 92)
Townsville, Queensland, Australia 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 | ||
Joseph Hodel (1850–1943) was a businessman and politician in Queensland, Australia.
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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).
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.
He was a member of the Townsville City Council from 1895 and was mayor in 1910.
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.