Thomas Fiott Hughes (28 January 1825 — 18 June 1887) was an

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first-class

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er and diplomatic secretary and consul to the

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. The son of

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and his wife, Ann Maria, he was born in January 1825 at

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shire. He was not educated at a public school, which did not hinder his matriculation to

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. While studying at Cambridge, he played

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for

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in 1843 and 1845, making eight appearances. Playing in the Cambridge side as a bowler, Hughes took 36 wickets in his eight matches, which included taking a

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on five occasions and ten-wickets in a match once. As a tailend batsman, he scored 48 runs with a highest score of 15

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. After graduating from Cambridge, Hughes entered into the

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. He was appointed to secretary at the British Embassy at

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in the

in June 1846. a position he held for ten years until his appointment as consul at

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in July 1856. He returned to

in March 1859, to take up the appointment of Oriental Secretary there. At the time of his death at Cheltenham in June 1887, Hughes was regarded as a distinguished Oriental scholar.Literary & Other Notes. ''

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''. 4 July 1887. p. 6

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hughes, Thomas 1825 births 1887 deaths Cricketers from Cambridge Alumni of Trinity Hall, Cambridge English cricketers Cambridge University cricketers Members of HM Diplomatic Service English expatriates in the Ottoman Empire British consuls 19th-century British diplomats