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Plaque

William Morris Hughes

Inscription

The Rt. Hon. William Morris Hughes, CH, KC, 1862 - 1952, Prime Minister of Australia, 1915 - 1923, was born here.
Commonwealth of Australia 

Site: William Morris Hughes (1 memorial)

SW1, Moreton Place, 7

that the rather exotic trees, Australian bottlebrush, in this road are a nod to the Antipodean connection.

Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk

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Prime Minister of Australia. Born in Pimlico. Migrated to Queensland in 1884....

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Commonwealth of Australia

Officially formed on 1st January 1901.

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