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Herbert Ludbrook

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Herbert Charles Ludbrook (8 November 1888 – 15 January 1956) was an Australian politician.

He was born in Ballarat East to builder George Henry Ludbrook and Mary Ann Lowe. He was a painter, and in 1906 joined the 9th Light Horse. During World War I he served with the 6th Field Ambulance in Gallipoli and in France, where he was badly wounded.[1] In 1918 he married Daisie Mary Llewellyn in London, England;[2] they had two daughters. In 1925 he became superintendent of Ballarat Orphanage. He was elected to the Victorian Legislative Council as a Liberal and Country Party member for Ballarat Province in 1949. Ludbrook died in Ballarat in 1956.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b Parliament of Victoria (2001). "Ludbrook, Herbert Charles". re-member: a database of all Victorian MPs since 1851. Parliament of Victoria. Retrieved 12 December 2015.
  2. ^ "Herbert C. Ludbrook - Ballarat and District Industrial Heritage Project".
Victorian Legislative Council
Preceded by Member for Ballarat
1949–1956
Served alongside: James Kittson; Jack Jones
Succeeded by