Charles Hughes (February 27, 1822 – August 10, 1887) was an American lawyer and politician from

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. He served one term in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1853 to 1855.

Biography

Hughes was born in

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. He studied law, was admitted to the bar, and commenced practice in Sandy Hill.

Congress

He was elected as a

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to the

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, holding office from March 4, 1853, to March 3, 1855.

Later career

Hughes was

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from 1860 to 1862, elected at the 1859 New York state election, on the

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and

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tickets, but defeated for re-election at the 1862 New York state election on the Union ticket. He also served as

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for the sixteenth district of New York, was a member of the Governor’s staff and Judge Advocate General of the

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. He was a member of the

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(12th D.) in

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and 1879.

Death

He died in Sandy Hill,

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, and was buried at the Union Cemetery, between Fort Edward and Sandy Hill.

References

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