Charles Hughes (representative)

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Charles Hughes (February 27, 1822 New Orleans, Louisiana - August 10, 1887 Sandy Hill, Washington County, New York) was an American lawyer and politician from New York.

Life

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

He was elected as a Democrat to the 33rd United States Congress, holding office from March 4, 1853, to March 3, 1855.

Hughes was Clerk of the New York Court of Appeals from 1860 to 1862, elected at the New York state election, 1859, on the Republican and American tickets, but defeated for re-election at the New York state election, 1862 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 New York State Militia. He was a member of the New York State Senate (12th D.) in 1878 and 1879.

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

References

Charles Hughes (representative) at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress

United States House of Representatives
Preceded by Joseph Russell	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 15th congressional district 1853 - 1855	Succeeded by Edward Dodd
Legal offices
Preceded by Russell F. Hicks	Clerk of the Court of Appeals 1860–1862	Succeeded by Frederick A. Tallmadge
New York State Senate
Preceded by Thomas Coleman	New York State Senate 12th District 1878–1879	Succeeded by William H. Robertson

v t e Clerks of the New York Court of Appeals

Benton Harwood Hicks Hughes Tallmadge Jones Perrin

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Persondata
Name	Hughes, Charles
Alternative names
Short description	American politician
Date of birth	February 27, 1822
Place of birth
Date of death	August 10, 1887
Place of death

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