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Ellen Kent Hughes
Australian medical practitioner and alderman / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ellen Mary Kent Hughes, MBE (29 August 1893 – 16 May 1979) was an Australian medical doctor and council alderman. She was the first woman to serve on a local government council in Queensland, serving on the Kingaroy Shire Council from 1923 to 1924.[1]
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Ellen Kent Hughes | |
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![]() Ellen Mary Kent Hughes, (State Library of Queensland photograph) | |
Councillor of the Shire of Kingaroy | |
In office 7 July 1923 – 1924 | |
Councillor of the City of Armidale | |
In office 1937–1968 | |
Deputy Mayor of Armidale | |
In office 1963–1964 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Ellen Mary Kent Hughes (1893-08-29)29 August 1893 Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia |
Died | 16 May 1979(1979-05-16) (aged 85) Armidale, New South Wales, Australia |
Occupation | Medical practitioner, councillor |
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