John Hughes

Politician and solicitor in New South Wales, Australia
Person human Q21664556
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John Hughes

Summary

John Hughes is a human[1]. His place of birth was Sydney[2]. He was born on +1857-05-11T00:00:00Z[3]. He passed away in North Sydney[4]. He died on +1912-12-18T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a politician[6] and solicitor[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Born in Sydney[2], John Hughes…
  • John Hughes passed away in North Sydney[4].
  • John Hughes was born on +1857-05-11T00:00:00Z[3].
  • John Hughes died on +1912-12-18T00:00:00Z[5].
  • John Hughes's father was John Hughes[9].
  • A child of John Hughes was James Hughes[10].
  • A child of John Hughes was Bryan Desmond Hughes[11].
  • John Hughes's professions included politician[6].
  • John Hughes's professions included solicitor[7].
  • John Hughes held the position of Member of the New South Wales Legislative Council[12].
  • John Hughes held the position of Minister for Justice[13].
  • John Hughes held the position of Vice-President of the Executive Council[14].
  • John Hughes held the position of Leader of the Government in the Legislative Council[15].
  • John Hughes held the position of Vice-President of the Executive Council[16].
  • John Hughes held the position of Leader of the Government in the Legislative Council[17].
  • John Hughes's image is recorded as John Hughes MLC.png[18].
  • John Hughes is recorded as male[19].
  • John Hughes's instance of is recorded as human[20].
  • John Hughes's family name is recorded as Hughes[21].
  • John Hughes's given name is recorded as John[22].
  • John Hughes's given name is recorded as Francis[23].
  • John Hughes's relative is recorded as Geoffrey Forrest Hughes[24].
  • John Hughes's NLA Trove people ID is recorded as 1465474[25].
  • John Hughes's Australian Dictionary of Biography ID is recorded as hughes-john-francis-6760[26].
  • John Hughes's Google Knowledge Graph ID is recorded as /g/11bwh5d9m6[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Sydney[2], John Hughes… he was born on +1857-05-11T00:00:00Z[3]. His father was he[9].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include politician[6] and solicitor[7]. Positions held include Member of the New South Wales Legislative Council[12]; Minister for Justice[13], a public office[28], in Australia[29], founded in 1880[30]; Vice-President of the Executive Council[14], a public office[31], in Australia[32], founded in 1857[33]; and Leader of the Government in the Legislative Council[15], a public office[34], in Australia[35].

Personal Life

Children include James Hughes[10], a rugby union player[36], 1886–1943[37], of Australia[38] and Bryan Desmond Hughes[11], a rugby union player[39], 1887–1918[40], of Australia[41], awarded the Military Cross[42].

Death and Burial

John Hughes died on +1912-12-18T00:00:00Z[5]. He passed away in North Sydney[4].

Why It Matters

John Hughes ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[8]

FAQs

Where was John Hughes born?

Born in Sydney[2], John Hughes…

Where did John Hughes die?

John Hughes passed away in North Sydney[4].

Who were John Hughes's parents?

John Hughes's father was John Hughes[9].

What did John Hughes do for work?

John Hughes worked as politician[6] and solicitor[7].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [18] . nla.gov.au. Retrieved . nla.gov.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [19] . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] . Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [20] . wikidata.org.
  7. [12] . parliament.nsw.gov.au. Retrieved . parliament.nsw.gov.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [13] . parliament.nsw.gov.au. Retrieved . parliament.nsw.gov.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [14] . parliament.nsw.gov.au. Retrieved . parliament.nsw.gov.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [15] . parliament.nsw.gov.au. Retrieved . parliament.nsw.gov.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [16] . parliament.nsw.gov.au. Retrieved . parliament.nsw.gov.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [17] . parliament.nsw.gov.au. Retrieved . parliament.nsw.gov.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [10] . Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [11] . Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [6] . Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [7] . Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [3] . Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [5] . Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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