James A. Hughes, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

James A. Hughes

American politician

Date of Birth: 27-Feb-1861

Place of Birth: Ontario, Canada

Date of Death: 02-Mar-1930

Profession: politician

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Pisces


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About James A. Hughes

  • James Anthony Hughes (February 27, 1861 – March 2, 1930) was a member of the United States House of Representatives from the state of West Virginia. Hughes was born near Corunna, Ontario, Canada.
  • He immigrated to the United States as a youth, graduating from business school in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in 1875.
  • He worked as a bank messenger, travelling salesman, and a businessman before being elected to the Kentucky House of Representatives in 1888, serving a two-year term.
  • He was a member of the West Virginia Senate from 1894 to 1898.
  • In 1896, Hughes was appointed postmaster of Huntington, West Virginia.
  • He was a delegate to every Republican National Convention from 1892 to 1924. In 1900, Hughes was elected as a Republican to the U.S.
  • House of Representatives in the 4th congressional district.
  • After his first term, he represented West Virginia's 5th, and was elected six additional times before choosing not to run again in 1914.
  • During his time as a Representative, he served as chair of the Committee on Expenditures on Public Buildings and as chair of the Committee on Accounts.
  • After eleven years of retirement he was re-elected to the House in 1926 for the 4th congressional district.
  • He served two terms before dying in office on March 2, 1930, in Marion, Ohio.
  • He was interred in Spring Hill Cemetery in Huntington. Hughes was, through his marriage to Belle Vinson, a member of the Vinson political family.
  • His daughter, Eloise Hughes Smith, was among the survivors of the RMS Titanic disaster.
  • Her husband, Lucien P.
  • Smith, died in the sinking.
  • She later married another Titanic survivor, Robert Daniel.

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