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History and Government—Congressional Biographies—MissouriJames Madison HUGHES
(1809-1861)
HUGHES, James Madison, a
Representative from Missouri; born in Bourbon County, Ky., April 7,
1809; received a liberal schooling; studied law; was admitted to
the bar and practiced in Liberty, Clay County, Mo.; also engaged in
mercantile pursuits in Liberty; member of the State house of
representatives in 1839; elected as a Democrat to the Twenty-eighth
Congress (March 4, 1843-March 3, 1845); moved to St. Louis, Mo., in
1855 and engaged in the banking business; died in Jefferson City,
Mo., on February 26, 1861; interment in Bellefontaine Cemetery, St.
Louis, Mo.
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
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