Sir Thomas Hughes KCSG, JP was an Australian businessman and New South Wales state politician who was Lord Mayor of Sydney, a member of the New South Wales Legislative Council and served as Chairman of Washington H. Soul Pattinson from 1906 to 1929.

Geoffrey Forrest Hughes, was an Australian aviator and flying ace of the First World War. He was credited with 11 aerial victories, and won a Military Cross for his valour. After a postwar award of the Air Force Cross, he returned to Australia and completed university. He became a businessman and a solicitor in the family law firm while retaining his interests in aviation. From 1925 through 1934, he was president of the Royal Aero Club of New South Wales, and largely responsible for government support of the club. Despite his business concerns, he returned to military duty during the Second World War. He commanded an aviation training school and rose to the rank of group captain before surrendering his commission in April 1943. After the war ended, he moved into public life and the political realm.