Lloyd Hughes (politician)

Lloyd Clarence Hughes (15 October 1912 – 11 May 1994) was an Australian politician who represented the South Australian House of Assembly seat of Wallaroo from 1957 to 1970 for the Labor Party.[1]

Hughes was born at Wallaroo and was a chemical worker with Wallaroo-Mount Lyell Fertilizers Ltd before entering politics. He was a Corporate Town of Wallaroo councillor for six years, including a stint as deputy mayor, and was variously president and secretary of the local committee of the Australian Workers' Union. In 1974, he published a local history book, Wallaroo 1874-1974.[2][3]

He married Lorna G. Lamshed in 1937, together they had three children; Philip, Desmond, and Trevor.[2]

References

  1. "Lloyd Hughes: SA Parliament". Archived from the original on 11 July 2018. Retrieved 7 October 2015.
  2. Coxon, Howard, Playford, John & Reid, Robert (1985). Biographical register of the South Australian Parliament 1857-1957. Wakefield Press. p. 116.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  3. "DEPUTY MAYOR'S REPORT". The Kadina And Wallaroo Times. LXXXVI (8388). South Australia. 5 May 1950. p. 2. Retrieved 20 September 2017 via National Library of Australia.


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