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]
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 (died 1978) on 23 April 1973.
Public life
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He held many positions in parliament including:[1]
Member of the Parliamentary Printing Committee 1957–1960
Member of the Parliamentary Building Committee 1960–1962
Temporary Chairman of Committees 1963–1968
Minister for Works and Housing 1968–1974
Minister for Works and Housing and Minister for Police 1974–1975
Minister for Police and Leader of the House 1975–1976
Minister for Tourism and Maritime Services 1976–1979
Not long after being promoted to the role of Police Minister, Hodges appointed Ray Whitrod with a view to cleaning up the corruption in the police force. He found himself clashing with the Premier on issues, and eighteen months after being made Police Minister he was removed from the portfolio.[1]
hodges, allen, maxwell, hodges, february, 1917, july, 2009, member, queensland, legislative, assembly, honourablemember, queensland, legislative, assembly, nashin, office, august, 1957, 1960preceded, bygreg, kehoesucceeded, byseat, abolishedmember, queensland,. Allen Maxwell Hodges 11 February 1917 31 July 2009 was a member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly 1 The HonourableMax HodgesMember of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for NashIn office 3 August 1957 28 May 1960Preceded byGreg KehoeSucceeded bySeat abolishedMember of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for GympieIn office 28 May 1960 8 August 1979Preceded byNew seatSucceeded byLen StephanPersonal detailsBornAllen Maxwell Hodges 1917 02 11 11 February 1917Brisbane Queensland AustraliaDied31 July 2009 2009 07 31 aged 92 New Farm Queensland AustraliaResting placeGympie CemeteryNationalityCountry Party National PartySpouse s Rita Fox Currant 1939 1969 her death 3 childrenPamela Helen Hayward 1973 1978 her death OccupationFarmer Contents 1 Early life 2 Public life 3 Later life 4 ReferencesEarly life EditHodges was born in Brisbane Queensland the son of Arthur John Hodges and his wife Helen Allen nee 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 died 1978 on 23 April 1973 Public life EditThis section relies largely or entirely on a single source Relevant discussion may be found on the talk page Please help improve this article by introducing citations to additional sources Find sources Max Hodges news newspapers books scholar JSTOR June 2017 Hodges a member of the Country Party won the seat of Nash at the 1957 Queensland state election The seat was renamed Gympie at the 1960 state election and he went on to represent it until he retired from politics in 1979 He held many positions in parliament including 1 Member of the Parliamentary Printing Committee 1957 1960 Member of the Parliamentary Building Committee 1960 1962 Temporary Chairman of Committees 1963 1968 Minister for Works and Housing 1968 1974 Minister for Works and Housing and Minister for Police 1974 1975 Minister for Police and Leader of the House 1975 1976 Minister for Tourism and Maritime Services 1976 1979Not long after being promoted to the role of Police Minister Hodges appointed Ray Whitrod with a view to cleaning up the corruption in the police force He found himself clashing with the Premier on issues and eighteen months after being made Police Minister he was removed from the portfolio 1 Later life EditHodges died in July 2009 at New Farm in Brisbane 1 and was buried in the Gympie Cemetery 3 References Edit a b c d e f Former Members Parliament of Queensland 2015 Retrieved 15 April 2016 HODGES ALLAN MAXWELL World War II Nominal Roll Retrieved 15 April 2016 Gympie Cemetery Mapping Portal Gympie Cemetery Trust retrieved 15 April 2016 Parliament of QueenslandPreceded byGreg Kehoe Member for Nash1957 1960 AbolishedNew seat Member for Gympie1960 1979 Succeeded byLen Stephan Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Max Hodges amp oldid 1033458874, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
