Hughes, Mary (1874–1958)
Hughes, Mary (1874–1958)
Australian prime-ministerial wife. Name variations: Dame Mary Hughes. Born Mary Ethel Campbell, June 6, 1874, in Burrandong, New South Wales, Australia; died April 2, 1958, in Double Bay, Sydney; m. 2nd wife of William Morris Hughes (prime minister of Australia, 1915–23), June 26, 1911; children: Helen (b. 1915).
Was a trained nurse and served in that capacity on husband's overseas tours because of his frail health; active in war work in Australia and England, especially for Australian troops during WWI. Was the 2nd Australian (the 1st was Florence Reid) awarded the Dame Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire (GBE), the highest British award for women (1922).
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