Hugh Menzies

Hugh Menzies (4 September 1857 – 13 February 1925) was an Australian politician representing the electoral district of Stawell in the Victorian Legislative Assembly between 1902 and 1904 as a Ministerialist member. He served as Mayor of the Shire of Stawell from 1895 to 1896.

Hugh Menzies
Member of the Victorian Parliament for Stawell
In office 1 October 1902 – 1 May 1904
Preceded by	John Burton
Succeeded by	Seat abolished
Personal details
Born	(1857-09-04)4 September 1857 Ballarat, Victoria
Died	13 February 1925 (aged 67) Glen Huntly, Victoria
Resting place	Brighton Cemetery
Nationality	Australian
Political party	Ministerialist
Spouse	Eleanor Lodge (m. 1885)
Relations	James Menzies (brother) Sir Robert Menzies Sir Douglas Menzies (nephews)
Children	1 son, 1 daughter
Parent(s)	Robert and Elizabeth (née Band)
Profession	Bank manager, publican, and politician

He was the older brother of James Menzies and uncle of Sir Robert Menzies, the 12th and longest serving Prime Minister of Australia.

Biography

Menzies was born in Ballarat, Victoria to emigrant parents Robert and Elizabeth of Scotland. Before entering state politics, Menzies was a publican and a bank manager, and a long-serving Councillor for the Shire of Stawell. He won the state seat of Stawell as a Ministerialist candidate which was subsequently abolished and replaced with the combined electoral district of Stawell and Ararat. He contested the redistributed seat in both 1904 and 1908, and both times lost to Richard Toutcher, the incumbent member for Ararat.

Menzies married Eleanor Lodge in 1885. He died on 13 February 1925, and was interred at Brighton Cemetery.