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{{PM
|dob=25 September
|yob=1862
|birthplace=Pimlico, London
|dod=28 October
|yod=1952
|wife=Elizabeth Hughes
|party=Australian Labor Party
|succ={{Succession
|hdg=Prime Minister
|start-date=27 October
|start-year=1915
|end-date=9 February
|end-year=1923
|prev=Andrew Fisher
|next=Stanley Bruce
}}
}}
'''Rt. Hon. William (Billy) Morris Hughes''' was [[Australia|Australia's]] seventh [[Prime Minister]], and was the Prime Minister for the duration of [[World War I]].
He was elected to Federal Parliament from the commencement of federation in 1901, and retired in 1952, having been voted into office at all 21 general elections during that time.
Prior to that, he had been a parliamentarian in the [[New South Wales]] parliament for seven years, so spent a remarkable 58 years in state and federal parliament.
He advocated [[conscription]], and successfully introduced a [[bill]] to hold a [[referendum]] on conscription.
The referendum narrowly failed, but before that took place, the New South Wales branch of the [[Australian Labor Party|Labor Party]] expelled him over his support of conscription.
His funeral procession through the streets of [[Sydney]] was watched by 450,000 people lining the streets.
== Source ==
* National Museum of Ausralia, [http://www.nma.gov.au/education/school_resources/websites_and_interactives/primeministers/william_hughes/ William Hughes]
{{Australian Prime Ministers}}
|dob=25 September
|yob=1862
|birthplace=Pimlico, London
|dod=28 October
|yod=1952
|wife=Elizabeth Hughes
|party=Australian Labor Party
|succ={{Succession
|hdg=Prime Minister
|start-date=27 October
|start-year=1915
|end-date=9 February
|end-year=1923
|prev=Andrew Fisher
|next=Stanley Bruce
}}
}}
'''Rt. Hon. William (Billy) Morris Hughes''' was [[Australia|Australia's]] seventh [[Prime Minister]], and was the Prime Minister for the duration of [[World War I]].
He was elected to Federal Parliament from the commencement of federation in 1901, and retired in 1952, having been voted into office at all 21 general elections during that time.
Prior to that, he had been a parliamentarian in the [[New South Wales]] parliament for seven years, so spent a remarkable 58 years in state and federal parliament.
He advocated [[conscription]], and successfully introduced a [[bill]] to hold a [[referendum]] on conscription.
The referendum narrowly failed, but before that took place, the New South Wales branch of the [[Australian Labor Party|Labor Party]] expelled him over his support of conscription.
His funeral procession through the streets of [[Sydney]] was watched by 450,000 people lining the streets.
== Source ==
* National Museum of Ausralia, [http://www.nma.gov.au/education/school_resources/websites_and_interactives/primeministers/william_hughes/ William Hughes]
{{Australian Prime Ministers}}