William Morris Hughes

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William Morris Hughes was an Australian politician who served as the 7th Prime Minister of Australia and later became a prominent and long-serving federal parliamentarian.

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instanceOf Australian politician
Prime Minister of Australia
human
causeOfDeath bronchial pneumonia
countryOfBirth United Kingdom
countryOfCitizenship Australia
United Kingdom
countryOfDeath Australia
dateOfBirth 1862-09-25
dateOfDeath 1952-10-28
electedIn first federal election of 1901
familyName Hughes
givenName William
languageSpoken English
memberOf Australian House of Representatives
memberOfPoliticalParty Australian Labor Party
Commonwealth Liberal Party
Liberal Party of Australia
Nationalist Party of Australia
United Australia Party
middleName Morris
monarchDuringTerm George V
notableFor leadership of Australia during World War I
longest continuous service in the Parliament of Australia at his death
support for conscription in World War I
numberOfChildren 6
occupation barrister
trade unionist
officeContested Prime Minister of Australia
orderInOffice 7th Prime Minister of Australia
parliamentaryBody Parliament of Australia
placeOfBirth London
linked to: London, England

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placeOfDeath Sydney
positionHeld Attorney-General of Australia
Leader of the Australian Labor Party
Leader of the Nationalist Party of Australia
Leader of the United Australia Party
Member of the Australian House of Representatives
Minister for External Affairs of Australia
Minister for Health of Australia
Minister for Repatriation of Australia
Minister for the Navy of Australia
Prime Minister of Australia
linked to: Prime Minister
precededBy Andrew Fisher
religion Baptist
representedElectoralDivision Bendigo
Bradfield
North Sydney
West Sydney
residence Canberra
Sydney
sexOrGender male
spouse Elizabeth Cutts
Mary Campbell
succeededBy Stanley Bruce
termEndAsPrimeMinister 1923-02-09
termStartAsPrimeMinister 1915-10-27

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United Australia Party (1931–1945) keyLeader William Morris Hughes
Billy Hughes birthName William Morris Hughes