Thomas Hughes (Sydney mayor)

Sir Thomas Hughes
42nd Mayor of Sydney
In office
1 January 1902 – 31 December 1902
Preceded bySir James Graham
Succeeded byoffice abolished
1st Lord Mayor of Sydney
In office
1 January 1903 – 31 December 1903
Preceded byHimself
Succeeded bySamuel Edward Lees
In office
1 January 1907 – 31 December 1908
Preceded byAllen Taylor
Succeeded bySir Allen Taylor
Alderman of the Sydney City Council
In office
5 September 1898 – 1 December 1912
Member of the Legislative Council of New South Wales
In office
21 July 1908 – 15 April 1930
Appointed bySir Harry Rawson
Personal details
Born(1863-04-19)19 April 1863
Sydney, Colony of New South Wales
Died15 April 1930(1930-04-15) (aged 66)
Elizabeth Bay, New South Wales, Australia
Spouse(s)Louisa Gilhooley
(m. 1887–1948)
ChildrenGeoffrey Forrest Hughes
Roger Forrest Hughes
RelativesJohn Francis Hughes (brother)
Robert Hughes (grandson)
Tom Hughes (grandson)
Lucy Turnbull (great-granddaughter)
OccupationSolicitor and businessman

Sir Thomas Hughes KCSG, JP (19 April 1863 – 15 April 1930) was an Australian businessman and New South Wales state politician who was Lord Mayor of Sydney, a member of the New South Wales Legislative Council and served as Chairman of Washington H. Soul Pattinson from 1906 to 1929.[1][2]

  1. ^ "Sir Thomas Hughes (1863–1930)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
  2. ^ Kathy Shand, ed. (1993). A Singular Success: Washington H. Soul Pattinson, 1872–1993. Double Bay, NSW: Focus Books. ISBN 9781875359141.