Herbert Charles Ludbrook (8 November 1888 – 15 January 1956) was an Australian politician. He was born in

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to builder George Henry Ludbrook and Mary Ann Lowe. He was a painter, and in 1906 joined the 9th Light Horse. During

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he served with the 6th Field Ambulance in

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and in France, where he was badly wounded. In 1918 he married Daisie Mary Llewellyn in London, England; they had two daughters. In 1925 he became superintendent of Ballarat Orphanage. He was elected to the

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as a

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member for

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in 1949. Ludbrook died in Ballarat in 1956.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Ludbrook, Herbert 1888 births 1956 deaths Liberal Party of Australia members of the Parliament of Victoria Members of the Victorian Legislative Council 20th-century Australian politicians