Clive Melwyn Hughes (15 May 1924 – 19 October 2014) was a member of the

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Biography

Hughes was born in

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, the son of Isaac John Hughes and his wife Myra May (née Naylor). He was educated at local state schools and served in the

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during

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, achieving the rank of

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.HUGHES, CLIVE MELWYN
— World War II Nominal Roll. Retrieved 9 April 2016. 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

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— Brisbane City Council Grave Location Search. Retrieved 26 March 2016.

Public career

Hughes was the alderman in the

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from 1955 until 1961. He challenged

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, the sitting member for Kurilpa in the Queensland Legislative Assembly for pre-selection as the

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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. 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

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involving the purchase of a flat in Fairfield. His granddaughter,

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, was the member for Broadwater in the Queensland Legislative Assembly from 2012-2017.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Hughes, Clive Melwyn Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly 1924 births 2014 deaths Liberal Party of Australia members of the Parliament of Queensland