John B. Bedgood
John Blackwell Bedgood (January 15, 1907 - October 25, 2001) was an early Queensland Bahá'í.
Background[edit]
John's father was Elias John Henry Bedgood, known as E. J. or Jack, who was born in 1874 and passed in 1937 and served as president of the Master Bakers Association of Queensland from 1924 to 1931.[1][2] His mother was named Annie. John was born in 1907,[3] and was his parents only son.[4] In his career he followed his father into being a baker,[5] and at some point began managing the family bakery at 7 Isaac Street in Paddington, Brisbane.[6][7] John became a Bahá'í in 1924 when he was seventeen having been introduced to the Faith by Hyde Dunn.[8] In 1929 he was a delegate to the Master Bakers' Conference.[9]
In 1931 John was engaged to Annie Gracie Lambe,[10] and they were married at Ithaca Presbyterian Church in Brisbane in 1932.[11] As of 1932 John was serving as the Secretary of the Local Spiritual Assembly of Brisbane.[12] By 1935 the Assembly had gone defunct, and John served as Secretary of the Bahá'í group which succeeded it.[13] In 1936 John and Annie had a daughter, Elizabeth.[14] In 1938 John was fined for having bread carted before the time agreed to by the bakers and pastrycooks carters award.[15] The same year he judged a bread competition in Tweed River District.[16] He also judged the competition the following year.[17]
In 1941 a teaching campaign in Brisbane stimulated the community and a study group was formed, which John was elected as Chairman of,[18] and he continued to serve as Secretary of the Bahá'í group in the 1940's.[19] In 1949 when the Local Spiritual Assembly of Brisbane was re-established John was elected as Chairman of the body.[20]
In 1946 he spoke on the establishment of a trade school for apprentice bakers and pastry cooks at a quarterly conference of the Bread Manufacturers of Queensland in Rockhampton, having been advised of the governments plans regarding it by the Premier.[21][22] As of 1947 John was the president of Bread Manufacturers' Brisbane.[23] Also in 1947 he was chosen to represent the Bread Manufacturers' Association at a baking industry round-table conference with the Queensland Minister for Labour and Industry.[24] In June 1947 he was elected Vice-President of the Queensland Bread Manufacturers' Association.[25] In 1948 Bedgood visited Cairns as vice-president of the Bread Manufacturers' of Queensland in order to meet with northern members of the association.[26]
His wife Annie passed away in 1987. He passed away at the age of 94 in 2001. They have a memorial plaque at Mt Thompson Memorial Gardens.[27]
References[edit]
- ↑ The Courier-Mail (Brisbane, Qld. : 1933 - 1954) Fri 12 Feb 1937 Page 17
- ↑ The Telegraph (Brisbane, Qld. : 1872 - 1947) Thu 11 Feb 1937 Page 12
- ↑ https://www.familyhistory.bdm.qld.gov.au/details/9f2a19fac49a50a5a9e5e4d4a8846dee4b61ffa385020fd62f50366f41a7afe1
- ↑ The Brisbane Courier (Qld. : 1864 - 1933) Mon 19 Sep 1932 Page 16
- ↑ The Telegraph (Brisbane, Qld. : 1872 - 1947) Mon 21 Jun 1937 Page 7
- ↑ The Courier-Mail (Brisbane, Qld. : 1933 - 1954) Fri 12 Feb 1937 Page 17
- ↑ The Telegraph (Brisbane, Qld. : 1872 - 1947) Fri 13 Jul 1934 Page 3
- ↑ Sunday Mail (Brisbane, Qld. : 1926 - 1954) Sun 1 May 1949 Page 5
- ↑ The Telegraph (Brisbane, Qld. : 1872 - 1947) Thu 17 Oct 1929 Page 13
- ↑ The Brisbane Courier (Qld. : 1864 - 1933) Sat 31 Oct 1931 Page 12
- ↑ The Telegraph (Brisbane, Qld. : 1872 - 1947) Mon 19 Sep 1932 Page 10
- ↑ The Bahá’í World, An International Record. (1936). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States and Canada. New York City, NY. Volume 5 (1932-1934), Pg(s) 426. View as PDF.
- ↑ The Bahá’í World, An International Record. (1937). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States and Canada. New York City, NY. Volume 6 (1934-1936), Pg(s) 507. View as PDF.
- ↑ The Courier-Mail (Brisbane, Qld. : 1933 - 1954) Sat 30 May 1936 Page 1
- ↑ The Telegraph (Brisbane, Qld. : 1872 - 1947) Tue 19 Jul 1938 Page 15
- ↑ Tweed Daily (Murwillumbah, NSW : 1914 - 1949) Fri 4 Nov 1938 Page 4
- ↑ Tweed Daily (Murwillumbah, NSW : 1914 - 1949) Thu 2 Nov 1939 Page 2
- ↑ Baha'i News (1941). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States and Canada. No 148, Pg(s) 8. View as PDF.
- ↑ The Bahá’í World, An International Record. (1949). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States and Canada. Wilmette, Ill. Volume 10 (1944-1946), Pg(s) 552. View as PDF.
- ↑ Sunday Mail (Brisbane, Qld. : 1926 - 1954) Sun 1 May 1949 Page 5
- ↑ Morning Bulletin (Rockhampton, Qld. : 1878 - 1954) Wed 13 Nov 1946 Page 5
- ↑ Daily Mercury (Mackay, Qld. : 1906 - 1954) Wed 13 Nov 1946 Page 1
- ↑ The Courier-Mail (Brisbane, Qld. : 1933 - 1954) Fri 21 Mar 1947 Page 3
- ↑ The Telegraph (Brisbane, Qld. : 1872 - 1947) Thu 19 Jun 1947 Page 3
- ↑ The Courier-Mail (Brisbane, Qld. : 1933 - 1954) Thu 19 Jun 1947 Page 5
- ↑ Cairns Post (Qld. : 1909 - 1954) Fri 22 Oct 1948 Page 6
- ↑ https://www.heavenaddress.com/restingplace/john-blackwell-bedgood/318443
