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Life Summary

Name	Sir Hubert Ferdinand Opperman
Born	29 May, 1904 Rochester, Victoria, Australia
Died	18 April, 1996 (aged 91) Wantirna, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Cause of Death	heart disease
Religious Influence	Methodist Includes the religion in which subjects were raised, have chosen themselves, attendance at religious schools and/or religious funeral rites; Atheism and Agnosticism have been included.
Occupation or Descriptor *	public servant (1919-1921) Federal, Australia cyclist (competitive) (1921-1940) Victoria, Australia cyclist (endurance) (1921-1940) Victoria, Australia cyclist (competitive) (1928-1931) Overseas cyclist (endurance) (1928-1931) Overseas company director (1936-1949) Victoria, Australia airman/woman (1939-1942) Federal, Australia air force officer (1942-1945) Federal, Australia liberal/conservative politician (1949-1966) Federal, Australia Member of Lower House (1949-1966) Federal, Australia high commissioner (1966-1972) Federal, Australia autobiographer/memoirist (1974-1977) Victoria, Australia
Military Service *	World War II (air force officer)
Awards	Officer of the Order of the British Empire (recipient, 1953) Knight Bachelor (recipient, 1968) Sport Australia Hall of Fame (inductee, 1985) Gold Medal of Paris (recipient, 1991) Cycling Australia Hall of Fame (inductee, 2015)
Legacies *	Sir Hubert Opperman Trophy (Cycling Australia) (eponym)
Key Organisations *	Malvern Cycling Club (Melbourne) (member) Oakleigh West Cycling Club (Melbourne) (member, 1919) Allied Bruce Small Ltd (company director, 1936)
Workplaces *	Dept of Postmaster-General (Federal) (public servant, 1919-1921) Parliament of Australia (House Reps - member, 1949-1966)

* Dates are approximate