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

New Orleans, Louisiana New Orleans ( , ,New Orleans

Democrat to the

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

Later career

Hughes was Clerk of the New York Court of Appeals from 1860 to 1862, elected at the

1859 New York state election The 1859 New York state election was held on November 8, 1859, to elect the Secretary of State, the State Comptroller, the Attorney General, the State Treasurer, the State Engineer, a Judge of the New York Court of Appeals, a Canal Commissioner, ...

, on the Republican and American tickets, but defeated for re-election at the

1862 New York state election The 1862 New York state election was held on November 4, 1862, to elect the governor, the lieutenant governor, a Canal Commissioner, an Inspector of State Prisons and the Clerk of the Court of Appeals, as well as all members of the New York Stat ...

on the Union ticket. He also served as provost marshal 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 Events January–March * January 1 – The Specie Resumption Act takes effect. The United States Note is valued the same as gold, for the first time since the American Civil War. * January 11 – The Anglo-Zulu War begins. * Janu ...

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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