About Joseph Hodel
Lived 1850 – 1945 (aged 94–95). Joseph Hodel was a politician, bakery, livery stable and publican.
Joseph Hodel (1850–1943) was a businessman and politician in Queensland, Australia.
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). He opened a bakery in Townsville in 1870.
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.
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Who was Joseph Hodel?
Australian politician
When was Joseph Hodel born?
Joseph Hodel was born on 9 October 1850 in Saint Helier.
When did Joseph Hodel die?
Joseph Hodel died in 1945 in Townsville.
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Joseph Hodel was a politician, bakery, livery stable and publican.
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Joseph Hodel's recorded nationality: English Australian.
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