Clive Hughes (Queensland politician)

Clive Melwyn Hughes (15 May 1924 – 19 October 2014) was a member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly.[1]

Clive Hughes
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
for Kurilpa
In office
28 May 1960 – 7 Dec 1974
Preceded byPeter Connolly
Succeeded bySam Doumany
Personal details
Born
Clive Melwyn Hughes

(1924-05-15)15 May 1924
New Farm, Queensland, Australia
Died19 October 2014(2014-10-19) (aged 90)
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Resting placeMt Gravatt Cemetery
NationalityAustralian
Political partyLiberal Party
Spouse(s)Mary Donovan (m.1946), Margaret O'Brien (m.1965)
RelationsVerity Barton (grand-daughter)
OccupationTeacher

Biography

Hughes was born in New Farm, Queensland, the son of Isaac John Hughes and his wife Myra May (née Naylor). He was educated at local state schools and served in the RAAF during World War Two, achieving the rank of Leading Aircraftman.[2]

On 15 June 1946 he married Mary Donovan and together had two sons and one daughter. He then married Margaret O'Brien on 5 September 1965 and they had one son. Hughes died in October 2014 and was buried in the Mt Gravatt Cemetery.[3]

Public career

Hughes was the alderman in the Brisbane City Council from 1955 until 1961. He challenged Peter Connolly, the sitting member for Kurilpa in the Queensland Legislative Assembly for pre-selection as the Liberal Party candidate for the 1960 state election and won both the selection for the party and the seat. He remained the member until he retired at the 1974 state election.[1]

He was a trustee for the Queensland Society for the Blind and the Kurilpa Child Care Centre. In March 1974 he was found not guilty of charges of false pretences involving the purchase of a flat in Fairfield. His granddaughter, Verity Barton, was the member for Broadwater in the Queensland Legislative Assembly from 2012-2017.[1]

References
  1. "Former Members". Parliament of Queensland. 2015. Retrieved 9 April 2016.
  2. HUGHES, CLIVE MELWYN — World War Two Nominal Roll. Retrieved 9 April 2016.
  3. Deceased Search — Brisbane City Council Grave Location Search. Retrieved 26 March 2016.
Parliament of Queensland
Preceded by
Peter Connolly		 Member for Kurilpa
1960–1974		 Succeeded by
Sam Doumany
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