Joseph Henry Hood
Joseph Henry Hood (1 June 1846 – 29 January 1922) was a puisne judge of the Supreme Court of Victoria from 1890 to 1921.
Biography[edit]
Hood was born in Melbourne, a son of John Hood MLC and educated at Scotch College, of which he was dux in 1863, and had a brilliant scholastic career at Melbourne University, graduating BA in 1868, and was called to the Bar later that same year. After further studies he qualified MA and LLB. He had a large practice at the County Court, where he frequently had Frank Gavan Duffy as an adversary.[1]
During the "land boom" of the 1880s he shared much litigation work with John Madden, Henry Hodges and J. L. Purves.[1]
In 1890 he was appointed a judge of the Supreme Court, where he was noted for his quick wit and rapid understanding of matters before the court.[1]
In 1916 he was obliged on account of sickness to take several extended absences from court.[2]
He was knighted on 3 June 1920.
He resigned from the bench in November 1921 due to poor health, having suffered a bout of pneumonia, and died a month later.
Other interests[edit]
As a young man he enjoyed athletics and rowed for the University and Richmond rowing clubs. Later he wrote Rowing Notes for The Australasian.[3]
Family[edit]
Hood married Georgina McKee (c. 1849 – 13 August 1937)[4] on 8 November 1869.[5] They had one son and three daughters; the youngest, Florence Hood (1880–1968), was a noted violinist.
References[edit]
- ^ a b c "Sir Joseph Hood". The Argus (Melbourne). No. 23, 501. Victoria, Australia. 29 November 1921. p. 6. Retrieved 28 December 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ J. McI. Young (1983). "Hood, Sir Joseph Henry (1846–1922)". Australian Dictionary of Biography: 'Hood, Sir Joseph Henry (1846–1922)'. National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
- ^ "Death of Sir Joseph Hood". The Australasian. Vol. CXII, no. 2914. Victoria, Australia. 4 February 1922. p. 35. Retrieved 30 December 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Obituary". The Age. No. 25, 687. Victoria, Australia. 14 August 1937. p. 26. Retrieved 28 December 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Family Notices". The Argus (Melbourne). No. 7, 316. Victoria, Australia. 20 November 1869. p. 4. Retrieved 28 December 2021 – via National Library of Australia.