James Hughes (representative)
James Hughes | |
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Judge of the Court of Claims | |
In office January 18, 1860 – December 1, 1864 | |
Appointed by | James Buchanan |
Preceded by | Isaac Blackford |
Succeeded by | Charles C. Nott |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Indiana's 3rd district | |
In office March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1859 | |
Preceded by | George Grundy Dunn |
Succeeded by | William McKee Dunn |
Personal details | |
Born | James Hughes November 24, 1823 Bladensburg, Maryland |
Died | October 21, 1873 Bladensburg, Maryland | (aged 49)
Resting place | Rose Hill Cemetery Bloomington, Indiana |
Political party | Democratic |
Education | Indiana University Bloomington United States Military Academy |
Profession | Attorney |
James Hughes (November 24, 1823 – October 21, 1873) was a United States representative from Indiana and a judge of the Court of Claims.
Education and career
[edit]Born on November 24, 1823, in Bladensburg, Maryland,[Note 1][1] Hughes attended the common schools, Indiana University Bloomington, the United States Military Academy and read law in 1842.[1] He was admitted to the bar and entered private practice in Bloomington and Bedford, Indiana from 1842 to 1852.[1] He served as a lieutenant in the United States Army during the Mexican–American War.[1] He was a judge of the Indiana Circuit Court for the Sixth Judicial Circuit from 1852 to 1856.[1] He was Professor of law at Indiana University Bloomington from 1853 to 1856.[1]
Congressional service
[edit]Hughes was elected as a Democrat from Indiana's 3rd congressional district to the United States House of Representatives of the 35th United States Congress, serving from March 4, 1857, to March 3, 1859.[2] He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1858 to the 36th United States Congress.[2]
Federal judicial service
[edit]Hughes was nominated by President James Buchanan on January 12, 1860, to a seat on the Court of Claims (later the United States Court of Claims) vacated by Judge Isaac Blackford.[1] He was confirmed by the United States Senate on January 18, 1860, and received his commission the same day.[1] His service terminated on December 1, 1864, due to his resignation.[1]
Later career
[edit]Following his resignation from the federal bench, Hughes was a cotton agent for the United States Department of the Treasury from 1865 to 1866.[1] He was a member of the Indiana House of Representatives from 1866 to 1868, and a member of the Indiana Senate from 1868 to 1869.[1] He resumed private practice in Washington, D.C. from 1869 to 1873.[1]
Death
[edit]Hughes died on October 21, 1873, in Bladensburg.[Note 2][1] He was interred in Rose Hill Cemetery in Bloomington.[2]
Notes
[edit]- ^ Hughes Congressional Biography gives his place of birth as Baltimore County, Maryland.
- ^ Hughes Congressional Biography gives his place of death as Wattsville, Maryland.
References
[edit]Sources
[edit]- United States Congress. "James Hughes (id: H000923)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- "Hughes, James - Federal Judicial Center". www.fjc.gov.
- 1823 births
- 1873 deaths
- People from Baltimore County, Maryland
- American people of the Mexican–American War
- Indiana state court judges
- Democratic Party members of the Indiana House of Representatives
- Judges of the United States Court of Claims
- United States Article I federal judges appointed by James Buchanan
- 19th-century American judges
- Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Indiana
- 19th-century American legislators
- 19th-century Indiana politicians