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<b>Sir William Davis Hughes</b> (24 November 1910 – 16 March 2003) was an Australian politician. He was notable for his involvement in the controversial resignation of architect <a href="/en/Jørn_Utzon" title="Jørn Utzon" class="wl">Jørn Utzon</a> from the <a href="/en/Sydney_Opera_House" title="Sydney Opera House" class="wl">Sydney Opera House</a> project in 1966.</p>

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<style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1066479718" typeof="mw:Extension/templatestyles mw:Transclusion">.mw-parser-output .infobox-subbox{padding:0;border:none;margin:-3px;width:auto;min-width:100%;font-size:100%;clear:none;float:none;background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .infobox-3cols-child{margin:auto}.mw-parser-output .infobox .navbar{font-size:100%}body.skin-minerva .mw-parser-output .infobox-header,body.skin-minerva .mw-parser-output .infobox-subheader,body.skin-minerva .mw-parser-output .infobox-above,body.skin-minerva .mw-parser-output .infobox-title,body.skin-minerva .mw-parser-output .infobox-image,body.skin-minerva .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data,body.skin-minerva .mw-parser-output .infobox-below{text-align:center}</style><div class='mobile-collapse'><header class="mobile-collapse-header mobile-collapse-btn"><b>Quick facts: Hon. SirDavis Hughes, Minister for Public Wor...</b> <span class='arrow'>▼</span></header> <table class="infobox vcard mobile-collapse-element"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above" style="font-size: 100%;"><div class="honorific-prefix" style="font-weight: normal;">Hon. Sir</div><div class="fn" style="font-size:125%;">Davis Hughes</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header notheme" style="background:lavender;line-height:normal;padding:0.2em;"><a href="/en/Minister_for_Planning_(New_South_Wales)" title="Minister for Planning (New South Wales)" class="wl">Minister for Public Works</a></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>In office</b></span><br>13 May 1965<span>&nbsp;</span>–<span> </span>17 January 1973</td><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1066479718" typeof="mw:Extension/templatestyles"></style></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left">Premier</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/en/Robert_Askin" title="Robert Askin" class="wl">Robert Askin</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Preceded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/en/Norm_Ryan" title="Norm Ryan" class="wl">Norm Ryan</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Succeeded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/en/Leon_Punch" title="Leon Punch" class="wl">Leon Punch</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left">Constituency</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/en/Electoral_district_of_Armidale" title="Electoral district of Armidale" class="wl">Armidale</a></td></tr><tr style="display:none"><td colspan="2">
</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header notheme" style="background:lavender">Personal details</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Born</th><td class="infobox-data"><div style="display:inline" class="nickname">William Davis Hughes</div><br><span style="display:none">(<span class="bday">1910-11-24</span>)</span>24 November 1910<br><a href="/en/Launceston,_Tasmania" title="Launceston, Tasmania" class="wl">Launceston, Tasmania</a>, <a href="/en/Australia" title="Australia" class="wl">Australia</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Died</th><td class="infobox-data">16 March 2003<span style="display:none">(2003-03-16)</span> (aged<span>&nbsp;</span>92)<br><a href="/en/Erina,_New_South_Wales" title="Erina, New South Wales" class="wl">Erina, New South Wales</a>, <a href="/en/Australia" title="Australia" class="wl">Australia</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Political party</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/en/National_Party_of_Australia_–_NSW" title="National Party of Australia – NSW" class="wl">Country Party</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Spouse</th><td class="infobox-data">Joan Johnson (1940–2003; his death)</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below" style="border-top: 1px solid right; font-size: 95%"><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <footer class='mobile-collapse-footer mobile-collapse-btn'><b>Close</b> <span class='arrow'>▲</span></footer></div>





Sir William Davis Hughes was an Australian politician. He was notable for his involvement in the controversial resignation of architect Jørn Utzon from the Sydney Opera House project in 1966. 