Garnet Barrington Wood was an Australian politician who served as a Country Party member of the Legislative Council of Western Australia from 1936 until his death.
12 Facts About Garnet Wood
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Garnet Wood was a minister in the government of Ross McLarty.
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Garnet Wood's father, who died when he was 15, was a member of parliament and government minister.
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Garnet Wood attended Hale School, Perth, and after graduating worked for a period as an accountant for Western Australian Government Railways.
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Garnet Wood moved to MarribankCarrolup in 1912, and later farmed at Narrogin and York.
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Garnet Wood was elected to the York Road Board in 1932, and would serve until 1951.
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Prominent in agricultural circles, Garnet Wood was elected to the Legislative Council at the 1936 election, defeating Herbert Yelland in East Province.
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Garnet Wood was re-elected in 1944, and in January 1948 was made an honorary minister in the ministry of Ross McLarty, with responsibility for agriculture and the North-West.
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Garnet Wood's constituency was abolished at the 1950 election, and he successfully transferred to Central Province.
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Garnet Wood died in office in January 1952, while attending a cabinet meeting in Perth, and was granted a state funeral.
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Garnet Wood had married twice, to Gillian Richardson in 1917 and to Eveline Parker in 1925, having two daughters by each marriage.
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Garnet Wood's first wife was the daughter of Alexander Richardson, who was an MP.