# James Hoad > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/James_Hoad > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/James_Hoad.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Hoad > Source revision: 1331935067 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|Australian politician}} {{One source|date=September 2025}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2016}} {{Use Australian English|date=January 2016}} '''James Edward Hoad''' (3 June 1858 – 12 July 1931) was an Australian politician. Born in [Tumut, New South Wales](/source/Tumut%2C_New_South_Wales) to bricklayer George Hoad and Mary Ann Unstead, he worked as a stockman in the Tumut district. On 19 September 1883 he married Harriett Brouger, with whom he had five children (one son, [Ken Hoad](/source/Ken_Hoad), would enter the [New South Wales Legislative Assembly](/source/New_South_Wales_Legislative_Assembly)). He established a business in [Junee](/source/Junee%2C_New_South_Wales) in 1886 and was elected to the council in 1894, serving continuously until 1931 (mayor 1899, 1906–09, 1920–21). He lost one of his eyes in 1896. In 1893 he was a foundation member and president of the Junee Labor League, later becoming active in the [Labor Party](/source/Australian_Labor_Party_(New_South_Wales_Branch)). He was an executive officer of the [Riverina](/source/Riverina) branch of the [Australian Workers' Union](/source/Australian_Workers'_Union) for many years. In 1925 he was appointed to the [New South Wales Legislative Council](/source/New_South_Wales_Legislative_Council), serving until his death in 1931 at [Randwick](/source/Randwick).{{Cite NSW Parliament |id=1041 |name=Mr James Edward Hoad (1858-1931) |former=Yes |access-date=9 June 2019}} ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Hoad, James}} Category:1858 births Category:1931 deaths Category:Members of the New South Wales Legislative Council Category:Mayors of places in New South Wales Category:Australian Labor Party members of the Parliament of New South Wales Category:Colony of New South Wales politicians {{Australia-Labor-NewSouthWales-MP-stub}} --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [James Hoad](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Hoad) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Hoad?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.