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Hugh Latimer (politician)

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Hugh Latimer (8 October 1896 – 10 May 1954) was an Australian politician.

He was born in Woollahra, the son of William Fleming Latimer. Educated at a local public school and then at Fort Street High School, he became an accountant. On 8 November 1919 he married Jean McClelland; they had one son. From 1923 to 1954 he was a Woollahra alderman, serving as mayor from 1932 to 1935 and from 1949 to 1951. From 1934 to 1954 he served as a member of the New South Wales Legislative Council, first for the United Australia Party and then as a Liberal. He died at Woollahra in 1954.[1]

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  1. ^ "Mr Hugh Latimer (1896-1954)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 8 June 2019.