| 词条 | Arthur William Hughes |
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Arthur William Hughes (5 May 1883 – 3 August 1964) was an Australian businessman, member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong and the commander of the Hong Kong Volunteer Defence Corps. Hughes was born in Adelaide, South Australia.[1] During the First World War, he served in England and France with the 1st Pioneer Battalion of the Australian Imperial Force (AIF). Hughes joined the Union Insurance Society of Canton and was manager of the company in San Francisco. He succeeded Paul Lauder as general manager in 1934 and later chairman of the company.[2] He was also director of the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation and chairman of the Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce. During 1936 and 1937, he was member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong. On the eve of the Japanese invasion, Hughes was the commander of the Hong Kong Volunteer Defence Corps raised the number of the auxiliary force from 1,175 to 2,400 in June 1941, by recruiting men over 55 with military experience.The force was named "Hughesliers" after Hughes.[3][4] When he retired to England, the Volunteers came under the command of Major J. J. Paterson, taipan of the Jardine, Matheson & Co..[5] He died in Sydney in 1964. References1. ^California, Passenger and Crew Lists, 1882-1959 {{s-start}}{{s-par|hk}}{{s-bef | before = William Henry Bell}}{{s-ttl | title = Unofficial Member|district=Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce2. ^{{cite news|title=MR. LAUDER RETIRING.|date=13 January 1934|page=13|newspaper=The Hong Kong Telegraph}} 3. ^{{cite book|page=455|title=The British Empire and the Second World War|first=Ashley|last=Jackson|publisher=A&C Black|year=2006}} 4. ^{{cite book|page=137|title=The Quest of Noel Croucher: Hong Kong's Quiet Philanthropist|first=Vaudine|last=England|publisher=Hong Kong University Press|year=1998}} 5. ^{{cite book|title=Desperate siege: the Battle of Hong Kong|first=Ted|last=Ferguson|publisher=Doubleday Canada|year=1980|page=3}} | years = 1936–1937}}{{s-aft | after = Marcus Theodore Johnson}}{{s-end}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Hughes, Arthur William}} 9 : Hong Kong businesspeople in insurance|Australian expatriates in Hong Kong|Australian expatriates in the United States|Members of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong|HSBC people|20th-century Australian businesspeople|1883 births|1964 deaths|20th-century British Army personnel |
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