What is Tom Hughes (Australian politician)?
[[File:TomHughes1966.jpg|thumb|200px|Hughes in 1966]] '''Thomas Eyre Forrest Hughes''' {{Small|[[Officer of the Order of Australia|AO]] [[Queen's Counsel|QC]]}} (26 November 1923 &ndash; 28 November 2024) was an [[Australia]]n politician and lawyer. He was a member of the [[Liberal Party (Australia)|Liberal Party]]. He served as the 19th [[Attorney-General of Australia]] from 1969 to 1971. He was also a member of [[Australian House of Representatives]] from 1963 to 1972, first holding the seat of [[Division of Parkes (1901–69)|Parkes]]. Later, when the Division of Parkes was abolished in 1969, he held the seat of [[Division of Berowra|Berowra]]. He served in the [[Royal Australian Air Force]] (RAAF) during [[World War II]]. He was awarded the French [[Legion of Honour]] (''Légion d'honneur'') in 2005 for his efforts during the [[Invasion of Normandy]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.abc.net.au/pm/content/2005/s1308657.htm|title=Australian vets honoured with French Legion of Honour|work=[[Australian Broadcasting Corporation|ABC News]]|date=22 February 2005|access-date=19 June 2019}}</ref> Hughes was born in [[Sydney]], [[New South Wales]]. His brother was critic and writer [[Robert Hughes (critic)|Robert Hughes]]. Hughes has three children. His daughter, [[Lucy Turnbull|Lucy]], was Lord Mayor of Sydney and is married to former [[Prime Minister of Australia|Prime Minister]] [[Malcolm Turnbull]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/tom-hughes-sounded-warning-on-switch-from-soninlaw-malcolm-turnbull-to-lunatic-tony-abbott-in-2009-20160603-gpaic7.html|title=Tom Hughes sounded warning on switch from son-in-law Malcolm Turnbull to 'lunatic' Tony Abbott in 2009|newspaper=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]]|date=3 June 2016|author=Hunter, Fergus|access-date=19 June 2019}}</ref> Hughes died on 28 November 2024, two days after his 101st birthday.<ref name=obit>[https://www.smh.com.au/national/legendary-australian-barrister-and-politician-tom-hughes-dies-aged-101-20241128-p5kuca.html Legendary Australian