Neville Read Hudson (10 October 1923 – 29 July 1980) was an Australian politician.

Early life and family

Neville Hudson was born in

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to accountant William Read Hudson and Nellie Frances Marion Downe. He attended Brighton Grammar School, and from 1941 to 1945 was a heavy bomber pilot with the

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, receiving the

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. From 1945 to 1947 he worked with the

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, and from 1948 ran a dry cleaning business in

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. On 19 December 1947 he married Valda Ellis, with whom he had three sons. He had a farm at Bega from 1964 to 1970, after which he returned to Werribee.

Political career

A member of the

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, he was a Werribee Shire Councillor from 1961 to 1964 and from 1971 to 1978, serving as president from 1975 to 1976. In 1976 he was elected to the

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as the member for

. His health declined from 1978 and he did not re-contest in 1979, passing away at Werribee the following year.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Hudson, Neville 1923 births 1980 deaths People educated at Brighton Grammar School Liberal Party of Australia members of the Parliament of Victoria Members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly Australian recipients of the Distinguished Service Cross (United Kingdom) 20th-century Australian politicians Royal Australian Air Force personnel of World War II Australian World War II pilots People from Brighton, Victoria Military personnel from Melbourne People from Werribee, Victoria 20th-century Australian businesspeople Politicians from Melbourne CSIRO people