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

    

James F. Hughes

American politician

Date of Birth: 07-Aug-1883

Place of Birth: Green Bay, Wisconsin, United States

Date of Death: 09-Aug-1940

Profession: politician

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Leo


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About James F. Hughes

  • James Frederic Hughes (August 7, 1883 – August 9, 1940) was a U.S.
  • Representative from Wisconsin. Born in Green Bay, Wisconsin, Hughes graduated from West Green Bay High School in 1901.
  • After moving to De Pere, Wisconsin in 1901, he was employed as a salesman.
  • He was a member of the De Pere Board of Education from 1914 to 1937).
  • A delegate to the Democratic National Conventions in 1920 and 1928, he was a member of the Democratic State central committee (1920–1924) and chaired the eighth Wisconsin Democratic congressional committee (1928–1932). Hughes was elected as a member of the Democratic Party to the 73rd Congress (March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1935), but chose not to seek renomination in 1934, resuming a post as sales manager in De Pere, Wisconsin.
  • While in congress, he represented Wisconsin's 8th congressional district.
  • He died in a hospital at Rochester, Minnesota, on August 9, 1940 and was interred at Cady Cemetery in Lawrence, near De Pere.

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