Wilfrid Kent Hughes

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Wilfrid Kent Hughes was an Australian politician and sports administrator who played a leading role in organizing the 1956 Melbourne Olympic Games.


Statements (41)
Predicate Object
instanceOf Australian politician
human
sports administrator
awardReceived Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Military Cross
Officer of the Order of the British Empire
conflict World War I
World War II
countryOfBirth Australia
countryOfCitizenship Australia
dateOfBirth 1893-06-12
dateOfDeath 1970-07-31
educatedAt Trinity College, University of Melbourne
Xavier College
familyName Hughes
fieldOfWork military service
politics
sports administration
givenName Wilfrid
hasHonorificSuffix CBE
MC
languageSpoken English
memberOfPoliticalParty Liberal Party of Australia
United Australia Party
militaryBranch Australian Army
notableAchievement played a leading role in organizing the 1956 Melbourne Olympic Games
notableRole key organizer of the 1956 Melbourne Olympic Games
notableWork organization of the 1956 Melbourne Olympic Games
occupation politician
public servant
soldier
sports administrator
placeOfBirth Melbourne
placeOfDeath Melbourne
positionHeld Lord Mayor of Melbourne
Minister in the Victorian government
member of the Australian House of Representatives
member of the Parliament of Victoria
residence Melbourne
sexOrGender male
sport athletics

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Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
1956 Summer Olympics
organisingCommitteePresident

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