Max Hodges
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Max Hodges | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Nash | |
| In office 3 August 1957 – 28 May 1960 | |
| Preceded by | Greg Kehoe |
| Succeeded by | Seat abolished |
| Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Gympie | |
| In office 28 May 1960 – 8 August 1979 | |
| Preceded by | New seat |
| Succeeded by | Len Stephan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Allen Maxwell Hodges 11 February 1917 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia |
| Died | 31 July 2009 (aged 92) New Farm, Queensland, Australia |
| Resting place | Gympie Cemetery |
| Spouse(s) | Rita Fox Currant (1939-1969; her death); 3 children Pamela Helen Hayward (1973-1978; her death) |
| Occupation | Farmer |
Allen Maxwell Hodges (11 February 1917 – 31 July 2009) was a member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly.[1]
Hodges was born in Brisbane, Queensland, the son of Arthur John Hodges and his wife Helen Allen (née Mitchell). His great grandfather, William Mitchell, had represented the seat of Maryborough in the Queensland Legislative Assembly in 1904–1909. He was educated in Maryborough and on leaving school he did farm-related work.[1]
During World War II he served in the 2nd AIF, being stationed at New Guinea and Borneo, and was discharged in 1946 at the rank of staff sergeant.[1][2]
Hodges married Rita Fox Currant on 19 December 1939 and together had a son and two daughters. Rita died in 1969, and he then married Pamela Helen Hayward (who died in 1978) on 23 April 1973.
