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Person
Authorized form of name
Wilfred Hugh Hudspeth
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Description area
Dates of existence
1874-1952
History
W.H.Hudspeth (1874-1952) son of Rev. Canon Francis Hudspeth and Lucy Hudspeth (nee Cogle), Grandson of John Maule Hudspeth (1792-1837), graduated B.A. at Melbourne University and was called to the Tasmanian Bar in 1898. He practiced for 30 years in partnership with N.E.Lewis and Tetley Gant. He was amateur historian, a member of the Royal Society, a trustee of the Tasmanian Museum and participant in the cultural life of Tasmania. He researched and wrote extensively on various aspects of Tasmanian history.