Ellen Kent Hughes

Ellen Mary Kent Hughes, MBE (29 August 1893 – 16 May 1979) was an Australian medical doctor and council alderman. She was the first woman to serve on a local government council in Queensland, serving on the Kingaroy Shire Council from 1923 to 1924.

Ellen Kent Hughes
MBE
Ellen Mary Kent Hughes, (State Library of Queensland photograph)
Councillor of the Shire of Kingaroy
In office
7 July 1923  1924
Councillor of the City of Armidale
In office
1937–1968
Deputy Mayor of Armidale
In office
1963–1964
Personal details
Born
Ellen Mary Kent Hughes

(1893-08-29)29 August 1893
Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia
Died16 May 1979(1979-05-16) (aged 85)
Armidale, New South Wales, Australia
OccupationMedical practitioner, councillor
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