Douglas Tooth

Sir Seymour Douglas Tooth (28 January 1904 — 3 July 1982) was a politician in Queensland, Australia. He was a Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly.


Sir Douglas Tooth
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
for Kelvin Grove
In office
3 August 1957  28 May 1960
Preceded byBert Turner
Succeeded bySeat abolished
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
for Ashgrove
In office
28 May 1960  7 December 1974
Preceded byNew seat
Succeeded byJohn Greenwood
Personal details
Born
Seymour Douglas Tooth

(1904-01-28)28 January 1904
Barcaldine, Queensland, Australia
Died3 July 1982(1982-07-03) (aged 78)
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
NationalityAustralian
Political partyLiberal Party
Alma materUniversity of Queensland
OccupationTeacher

Politics

Tooth was unsuccessful in contesting the 1956 election in the electoral district of Kelvin Grove as the candidate for the Liberal Party. He was defeated by the sitting Labor member, Bert Turner who had held the seat since 1941.

Tooth was elected to the Queensland Legislative Assembly in Kelvin Grove at the 1957 election, defeating Turner. Tooth held Kelvin Grove until 1960, at which that electorate was abolished being largely replaced by the new electoral district of Ashgrove. He successfully contested Ashgrove which he held until the 1974 election which he did not contest. The Liberal party retained Ashgrove in 1974, with the election of their candidate John Greenwood.[1][2][3]

He was the Minister for Health from 14 April 1964 to 23 December 1974. He was knighted in 1975.[1]

References

  1. "Part 2.15 – Alphabetical Register of Members of the Legislative Assembly 1860–2017 and the Legislative Council 1860–1922" (PDF). Queensland Parliamentary Record 2015–2017: The 55th Parliament. Queensland Parliament. Archived from the original on 26 April 2020. Retrieved 29 January 2015.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. "Representatives of Queensland State Electorates 1860-2017" (PDF). Queensland Parliamentary Record 2012-2017: The 55th Parliament. Queensland Parliament. Archived from the original on 27 April 2020. Retrieved 29 January 2015.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  3. "Tooth, Sir Seymour Douglas (Doug)". Re-Member Database. Queensland Parliament. Retrieved 29 January 2015.
Parliament of Queensland
Preceded by
Bert Turner
Member for Kelvin Grove
19571960
Abolished
New seat Member for Ashgrove
19601974
Succeeded by
John Greenwood
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