Maxwell David "Max" Hooper (20 January 1926 – 19 November 2000) was a member of the

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Biography

Hooper was born in

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, the son of Archibald David Hooper and his wife Ada Beatrice (née Carron). He was educated at the Central State Primary School in Townsville before attending the

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. He joined the

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in February 1945, towards the end of

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, and was discharged in September of the same year while still in training.HOOPER, MAXWELL DAVID
— World War II Nominal Roll. Retrieved 24 April 2016. He was then a Motel Owner/Operator and land developer in Townsville from 1947 until 1972. On the 21 February 1953 Hooper married Beryl Palm Cook and together had two sons and two daughters. He died in

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in November 2000.

Public life

Hooper, representing the

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, won the seat of Townsville West at the

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s, defeating

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leader

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in his own seat. He held the seat for six years, being defeated by

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. He was the Minister for Maritime Services and Tourism from August 1979 until his defeat a year later. He was an alderman in the

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from 1971–1972 and then he was elected

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from 1972 until 1976.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Hooper, David Hooper Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly 1926 births 2000 deaths National Party of Australia members of the Parliament of Queensland 20th-century Australian politicians Mayors of Townsville Royal Australian Air Force personnel of World War II People educated at Townsville Grammar School