William Hughes (April 3, 1872January 30, 1918) was an American politician of Irish origin. A member of the

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, he served in both houses of the

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as the

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for

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from 1903 to 1905 and again from 1907 to 1912 and a

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from

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from 1913 to 1918.

Biography

Hughes was born in Drogheda,

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and immigrated to the United States with his parents in 1880. They settled in Paterson, New Jersey. His first jobs were as a stenographer in

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and a court reporter in Paterson. He served in the

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throughout the

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after which he became a lawyer and practiced in Paterson. In 1902, Hughes successfully ran for his first political office as a

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and represented New Jersey in the U.S. House of Representatives. He served a single term before falling to Henry C. Allen in his bid for re-election. In 1906, he ran again for the same seat and served three more terms in the House before resigning on September 12, 1912 to accept an appointment to be judge on the court of common pleas of Passaic County. Months later, Hughes was elected to the

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from New Jersey but served less than five years before dying in office at age 45. Hughes is buried at

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in Paterson, New Jersey.

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William Hughes, late a senator from New Jersey, Memorial addresses delivered in the House of Representatives and Senate frontispiece 1919
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Biography

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