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History and Government—Congressional Biographies—IndianaJames HUGHES
(1823-1873)
HUGHES, James, a
Representative from Indiana; born in Baltimore County, Md.,
November 24, 1823; attended the common schools and Indiana
University at Bloomington; studied law; was admitted to the bar in
1842 and commenced practice in Indiana; served in the Mexican War;
served as judge of the sixth judicial circuit of Indiana from 1852
until 1856, when he resigned; professor of law in Indiana
University 1853-1856; elected as a Democrat to the Thirty-fifth
Congress (March 4, 1857-March 3, 1859); unsuccessful candidate for
reelection in 1858 to the Thirty-sixth Congress; appointed judge of
the Court of Claims and served from January 18, 1860, to December
1864, when he resigned; member, State house of representatives
1864-1866; cotton agent of Treasury Department 1866-1868; died in
Wattsville, Md., on October 21, 1873; interment in Rose Hill
Cemetery, Bloomington, Ind.
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
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