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Mr Kenneth Oswald HOAD (1897 - 1944)

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Date of Birth: 13/11/1897
Place of Birth: Junee, New South Wales, Australia
Date of Death: 07/06/1944
Place of Death: Junee, New South Wales, Australia
Parliamentary Service
Position Start End Period Notes
Member for Cootamundra 25 Oct 1930 18 May 1932 1 year 6 months 24 days
Member for Cootamundra 08 Oct 1927 18 Sep 1930 2 years 11 months 11 days
Member for Cootamundra 30 May 1925 07 Sep 1917 0 days
Member of the NSW Legislative Assembly 30 May 1925 18 May 1932 6 years 11 months 19 days
Political Party Activity
Australian Labor Party (ALP). Secretary of Junee branch.
Community Activity
Qualifications, occupations and interests
Railway porter. Educated at Junee public school; joined the Railway Department in 1913, porter at Junee, Narrabri from 1917 until 1920, operator at Junee from 1920 until 1925; branch secretary of the Railway and Tramway Professional Officers Association before election to Parliament. Owned property in Junee and grazing property at Ulandera near Bethungra; employee representative of the Railways Superannuation Board in 1926.
Military Service
Honours Received
Membership of other Parliaments & Offices Held
Local Government Activity
Alderman at Junee from 1919 until 1922, 1925 until 1928
Personal
Son of James Edward Hoad, Member of the Legislative Council 1925 - 1931. Married Ida Kathleen Berger in c.1932. Burial at Junee cemetery from St Luke's Church of England.
Additional Information

The Parliament of New South Wales acknowledges and respects the traditional lands of all Aboriginal people, and pays respects to all Elders past and present. We acknowledge the Gadigal people as the traditional custodians of the land on which the Parliament of New South Wales stands.