Hume Cook was involved with Billy Hughes in the establishment of the Nationalist Party in 1916 and the Australian Party in 1929 and 1930 . He was also secretary of the Australian Industries Protection League from 1922 until his death and represented Australian industry at the British Empire Economic Conference in Ottawa in 1932 . In 1941 , he was made a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George ( CMG ) . He died in the Melbourne suburb of Brighton , Victoria , survived by his wife , a daughter and two sons
British Empire Economic Conference
British Empire Economic Conference
James Hume Cook