Billy Hughes
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Billy Hughes was an Australian politician who served as the country's seventh Prime Minister during World War I and is noted for his long and controversial parliamentary career.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Australian politician
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Prime Minister of Australia ⓘ human ⓘ |
| birthName | William Morris Hughes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Northern Suburbs Memorial Gardens and Crematorium NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Australia
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1862-09-25 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1952-10-28 ⓘ |
| givenName | William ⓘ |
| headOfGovernmentOf | Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memberOf |
House of Representatives of Australia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Parliament of Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memberOfPoliticalParty |
Australian Labor Party
NERFINISHED
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Australian Party NERFINISHED ⓘ Liberal Party of Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ National Labor Party NERFINISHED ⓘ Nationalist Party of Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ United Australia Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| monarchDuringTerm | George V NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality |
Australian
ⓘ
British ⓘ |
| nickname | Billy Hughes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
leadership of Australia during World War I
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long parliamentary career ⓘ support for conscription in World War I ⓘ |
| occupation |
barrister
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politician ⓘ |
| officeEndTime | 1923-02-09 ⓘ |
| officeStartTime | 1915-10-27 ⓘ |
| parliamentaryServiceEndYear | 1952 ⓘ |
| parliamentaryServiceStartYear | 1901 ⓘ |
| participatedIn | World War I ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
London, England
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surface form:
London
United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Australia
NERFINISHED
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New South Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ Sydney NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Attorney-General of Australia
NERFINISHED
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Leader of the Australian Labor Party ⓘ Leader of the Nationalist Party of Australia ⓘ Leader of the United Australia Party NERFINISHED ⓘ Minister for Defence of Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ Minister for External Affairs of Australia ⓘ Minister for Health of Australia ⓘ Prime Minister of Australia ⓘ |
| precededBy | Andrew Fisher NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordHeld | one of the longest-serving Australian parliamentarians ⓘ |
| religion | Methodism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| representedElectorate |
Bendigo
NERFINISHED
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Bradfield NERFINISHED ⓘ North Sydney NERFINISHED ⓘ West Sydney NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse |
Elizabeth Cutts
NERFINISHED
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Mary Hughes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| succeededBy | Stanley Bruce NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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