Sir Davis HUGHES (1910 - 2003)

Date of Birth: 24/11/1910
Place of Birth: Launceston, Tasmania, Australia
Date of Death: 16/03/2003
Place of Death: Erina, New South Wales, Australia

Parliamentary Service

Position	Start	End	Period	Parliament
Member of the NSW Legislative Assembly	11 Feb 1950	17 Jan 1973	22yr(s) 11mth(s) 7day(s)
Member for Armidale	11 Feb 1950	22 May 1950	3mth(s) 12day(s)	35th (1947 - 1950)
Member for Armidale	17 Jun 1950	14 Jan 1953	2yr(s) 6mth(s) 29day(s)	36th (1950 - 1953)
Member for Armidale	3 Mar 1956	16 Feb 1959	2yr(s) 11mth(s) 14day(s)	38th (1956 - 1959)
Member for Armidale	21 Mar 1959	5 Feb 1962	2yr(s) 10mth(s) 16day(s)	39th (1950 - 1953)
Member for Armidale	3 Mar 1962	31 Mar 1965	3yr(s) 29day(s)	40th (1962 - 1965)
Member for Armidale	1 May 1965	23 Jan 1968	2yr(s) 8mth(s) 23day(s)	41st (1965 - 1968)
Member for Armidale	24 Feb 1968	13 Jan 1971	2yr(s) 10mth(s) 21day(s)	42nd (1968 - 1971)
Member for Armidale	13 Feb 1971	17 Jan 1973	1yr(s) 11mth(s) 5day(s)	43rd (1971 - 1973)
Minister for Public Works	13 May 1965	17 Jan 1973	7yr(s) 8mth(s) 5day(s)
Acting Minister for Decentralisation and Development	21 May 1971	29 Jun 1971	1mth(s) 9day(s)
Acting Minister for Decentralisation and Development	6 May 1972	11 Jun 1972	1mth(s) 6day(s)

Political Party Activity

Country Party, leader from 1958 until 1959, central executive from 1954 until 1956.

Qualifications, occupations and interests

Schoolteacher. Educated at Launceston High School and University of Newcastle. Schoolteacher in Tasmania from 1927 until 1935 and senior science master and headmaster at Armidale School 1947 until 1950. Agent General, London, England. Recreational interests include tennis and golf.

Military Service

Royal Australian Air Force from 1939 until 1945 as a squadron leader.

Honours Received

Knighted (date unknown)

Local Government Activity

Alderman at Armidale 1945 until 1950 and Mayor 1954 until 1956. Mayor from 1954 until 1956, New England County Council.

Personal

Son of Francis and Ruby Jones. Married Joan Johnson on 6 July 1940 and had issue, 1 son and 2 daughters.

Additional Information

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