Thomas Hughes (Sydney mayor)
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The Honourable Sir Thomas Hughes KCSG JP |
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| 42nd Mayor of Sydney | |
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In office 1 January 1902 – 31 December 1902 |
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| Preceded by | Sir James Graham |
| Succeeded by | Himself |
| 1st Lord Mayor of Sydney | |
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In office 1 January 1903 – 31 December 1903 |
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| Preceded by | Himself |
| Succeeded by | Samuel Edward Lees |
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In office 1 January 1907 – 31 December 1908 |
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| Preceded by | Allen Taylor |
| Succeeded by | Sir Allen Taylor |
| Alderman of the Sydney City Council | |
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In office 5 September 1898 – 1 December 1912 |
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| Member of the Legislative Council of New South Wales | |
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In office 21 July 1908 – 15 April 1930 |
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19 April 1863 Sydney, Colony of New South Wales |
| Died | 15 April 1930 (aged 66) Elizabeth Bay, New South Wales, Australia |
| Spouse(s) | Louisa Gilhooley (m. 1887–1948) |
| Relations |
John Francis Hughes (Brother) Robert Hughes (Grandson) Tom Hughes (Grandson) Lucy Turnbull (Great granddaughter) |
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Geoffrey Forrest Hughes Roger Forrest Hughes |
| Occupation | Solicitor and businessman |
Sir Thomas Hughes KCSG, JP (19 April 1863 – 15 April 1930) was an Australian businessman and New South Wales state politician who was Lord Mayor of Sydney, a member of the New South Wales Legislative Council and served as Chairman of Washington H. Soul Pattinson from 1906–1929.
Thomas Hughes was born in Sydney, Colony of New South Wales, on 19 April 1863, the third son of wealthy Irish immigrants, John Hughes, of Kincoppal, and Susan Sharkey. His elder brother was future Sydney Alderman and NSW politician, John Francis Hughes. Hughes, along with his brother, was sent to England to be educated as Stonyhurst College in Lancashire, and he matriculated for the University of London in 1880.
After undertaking a tour of Europe, Hughes then returned to Sydney and in 1882 entered the legal profession, being articled to T. M. Slattery and was admitted as a solicitor on 28 May 1887. Thereafter he entered practice with his brother. On 19 October 1887, he married Louisa Gilhooley, the daughter of physician James Gilhooley. They had two sons: Geoffrey Forrest Hughes, who became a solicitor and was a flying ace of the First World War, and Roger Forrest Hughes, who became a doctor, signed up in March 1916 to the Army Medical Corps and was killed in action during the Battle of the Somme on 11 December 1916.
Hughes entered public life in New South Wales when he openly supported Australian Federation in 1898 and became secretary to his brother John who was at the time serving as Representative of Government in Legislative Council for George Reid's Free Trade Party. In January 1899 he accompanied Reid, as his secretary, to the Federal Conference of Premiers in Melbourne which involved placing the colony's interests in the draft constitution. When Reid resigned his seat to stand for the newly formed Federal Parliament, Hughes stood as the Liberal Reform Party candidate (The Liberals had been formed out of the old Free Trade Party and were affiliated with Reid's federal Free Traders) for Reid's state seat of Sydney-King but was defeated by the Progressive Party candidate Ernest Broughton by a margin of eighteen votes.
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