Life Summary - Sir Wilfrid Selwyn (Billy) Kent Hughes - Australian Dictionary of Biography

Kent Hughes, Sir Wilfrid Selwyn (Billy) (1895–1970)

	Kent Hughes, Sir Wilfrid Selwyn (Billy) (1895–1970)
Born	12 June 1895 East Melbourne , Victoria , Australia
Died	31 July 1970 Kew, Melbourne , Victoria , Australia
Cultural Heritage	English
Religious Influence	Anglican
Occupation*	army officer (1915-1918) Federal, Australia Olympian (1920-1920) Victoria, Australia liberal/conservative politician (1927-1949) Victoria, Australia Member of Lower House (1927-1949) Victoria, Australia army officer (1940-1945) Federal, Australia prisoner of war (Australian) (1942-1945) Federal, Australia liberal/conservative politician (1949-1970) Federal, Australia Member of Lower House (1949-1970) Federal, Australia Olympics administrator (1951-1956) Victoria, Australia

* Dates are approximate