William Hughes, Baron Hughes
Life Peerage | |
|---|---|
| Personal details | |
| Born | 22 January 1911 Dundee, Scotland |
| Died | 31 December 1999 (aged 88) |
| Political party | Labour |
| Occupation | Politician |
William Hughes, Baron Hughes
Labour party politician in the United Kingdom
.
Hughes was elected to
Burma and Borneo.[1] He stood in the 1945 and 1950 general elections as the Labour Party's candidate for Perth (known as Perth and East Perthshire from 1950), but was not elected, before becoming a life peer on 7 February 1961 as Baron Hughes, of Hawkhill in the City of Dundee, Scotland.[1][2] Hughes resigned as councillor in March 1961, as he felt that 'he could not guarantee to be a fully effective member' of the body following his appointment to the House of Lords.[3]
In
Privy Councillor in 1970. His obituary in The Herald noted he 'played a key role in persuading the government to proceed with the Tay Road Bridge, at the time the longest road bridge in Europe'.[1] While serving in government, he also laid the foundation stone for Ninewells Hospital on 9 September 1965.[4]
Hughes chaired both the
Scottish home rule.[5]
His honours included the
CBE in 1956,[6] receiving the Légion d'honneur (Chevalier) in 1958 and becoming a Privy Counsellor in 1970. He was also appointed as Deputy Lieutenant of the City of Dundee in 1992.[7]
Lord Hughes was survived by two daughters. His wife Christian died in 1994.[5]
Footnotes
- ^ a b c "Lord Hughes of Hawkhill". The Herald. Herald Scotland. 4 January 2000. Retrieved 14 February 2016.
- ^ "No. 42272". The London Gazette. 7 February 1961. p. 933.
- ^ "March 1961". Bygone Dundee. leisure & culture Dundee. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
- ^ "MS 24 Ninewells Hospital and Medical School". Archive Services Online Catalogue. University of Dundee. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
- ^ a b c Roth, Andrew (7 February 2000). "Lord Hughes of Hawkhill". The Guardian. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
- ^ "No. 40787". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 May 1956. p. 3110.
- ^ "HER MAJESTY'S DEPUTY LIEUTENANTS IN SCOTLAND". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). 11 June 1992. Retrieved 7 March 2016.
References
- "Hughes, Baron". Who Was Who. Oxford University Press. May 2009. Retrieved 28 February 2010.
- Roth, Andrew (7 February 2000). "Lord Hughes of Hawkhill". The Guardian. Retrieved 28 February 2010.
