George Edward Hughes (April 15, 1854 – November 4, 1937) was a merchant and political figure in Prince Edward Island, Canada. He represented

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in the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island from 1900 to 1912 and

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from 1915 to 1923 as a Liberal member. He was born in

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, the son of Frederick W. Hughes and Margaret Binns. Hughes was educated at Prince of Wales College and St. Dunstan's College. He studied medicine with Dr. Frank D. Beer and then opened a drug store in Charlottetown. Hughes served as a member of the Charlottetown City Council and was also president of the Board of Trade. He also helped establish the Prince Edward Island Development and Tourist Association and served as its president. He was a member of the province's Executive Council. Hughes was defeated when he ran for reelection in 1912 and in 1923. He married Anna Gordon Boyle in 1878. Hughes owned a farm in Brookfield where he raised horses for

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and cattle. He died in Charlottetown at the age of 83. One of the locations where Hughes operated as a druggist, known as DesBrisay Block or Apothecaries Hall, is now designated as a National Historic Site of Canada.

References

MacKinnon, DA & Warburton, AB ''Past and Present of Prince Edward Island ...'' (1906)
pp. 574–5 1854 births 1937 deaths Charlottetown city councillors Prince Edward Island Liberal Party MLAs {{PrinceEdwardIsland-politician-stub