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Hugh Leslie

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Hugh Leslie

Member of the Australian Parliament
for Moore
In office
10 December 1949 – 22 November 1958
Preceded byNew seat
Succeeded byHugh Halbert
In office
9 December 1961 – 1 November 1963
Preceded byHugh Halbert
Succeeded byDon Maisey
Personal details
Born(1900-04-17)17 April 1900
Durban, South Africa
Died2 September 1974(1974-09-02) (aged 74)
Nedlands, Western Australia
NationalityAustralian
Political partyAustralian Country Party
Spouse(s)Isabel Margaret Dawson
OccupationNewspaper editor

Hugh Alan Leslie OBE (17 April 1900 – 2 September 1974) was an Australian politician. He was a member of the Country Party. Leslie was in the Western Australian Legislative Assembly (1943–1949) and House of Representatives (1949–1958, 1961–1963). He was a newspaper editor before entering politics.