Collingwood James Hughes

Collingwood James Hughes

Collingwood James Hughes (31 January 1872 - 25 March 1963) was a British Member of Parliament.

He went to Plymouth Grammar School and later attended King's College London. He spent some time in South Africa before the First World War, in which he served first in the South West Africa Expeditionary Force and then in the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve.

He served as Conservative MP for Peckham from 1922 to 1924. From 1943 to 1945 he was general secretary of the Council of Retail Distributors.

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* 'Obituary: Mr. Collingwood Hughes Former Conservative M.P. For Peckham', "The Times", 30 March 1963.


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