Famous People with Name Attwood

Thomas Attwood            Origin/Culture/Country: English

Thomas Attwood: was a British economist and strong campaigner for electoral reform.He was born in Halesowen, and attended Halesowen Grammar School (now Earls High School) before being moved to Wolverhampton Grammar School. Following years of hardship for his home city, he founded the Birmingham Political Union in 1830. This was a political organization campaigning for cities, and large towns such as Birmingham, to be directly represented in Parliament. The Birmingham Political Union was foremost among groups lobbying the government for the passage of the Reform Bill to achieve this aim. After its success he became the first MP for Birmingham on 12 December 1832, a position he held until 1839.

Dave Attwood            Origin/Culture/Country: English

Dave Attwood: is a rugby union player who plays at Lock for Gloucester Rugby in the Aviva Premiership.He has been a member of the Bristol First Team squad for two years and spent two years previous to that in the Academy. His rugby heroes include Alex Brown, Will Green

Julie Maree Attwood            Origin/Culture/Country: Australian

Julie Maree Attwood: is an Australian Labor Party Member (MP) of the Queensland Parliament for the seat of Mount Ommaney. Elected to the Queensland Legislative Assembly in 1998, she was appointed as the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Child Safety on 21 September