James Hughes
Biography of James Hughes
Biographic Details
- Family Name (Surname): Hughes
- First Name: James
- Date of Birth: November , 24 , 1823
- Place of Birth (POB): Bladensburg , Maryland (US-MD, MD, 24, Md.)
- Date of Death: October , 21 , 1873
- Place of Death (POD): Bladensburg , Maryland (US-MD, MD, 24, Md.)
- Gender Identity: Male
- Race or Ethnicity: White
James Hughes Court Service Information
- Court Name: Court of Claims
- Court Type: Court of Claims
- Appointment under the Presidency of: James Buchanan ( Democratic )
- Judge Nomination vote date (as recorded in the Senate Executive Journal): 01/12/1860
- Seat vacated by: Blackford , Isaac
- Referral of Nominations to Judiciary Committee Date: 01/16/1860
- Committee action: Reported With Recommendation
- Committee action date: 01/18/1860
- Senate voice vote?: Yes
- Senate vote Date (Confirmation Date): 01/18/1860
- Commission Date: 01/18/1860
- Date of Termination: 12/01/1864
- Termination of function of Judge (specific reason): Resignation
James Hughes in the Law School
- Name of School: Indiana University
Second Law School Attendance
- Law Degree (Name of School): U.S. Military Academy
Third Law School Attendance
- Law Degree (Name of School): Read law
- Law Degree Year: 1842
James Hughes Career Path
Employment:
- Private practice, Bloomington and Bedford, Indiana, 1842-1852
- U.S. Army lieutenant, Mexican War
- Judge, Indiana Circuit Court, Sixth Judicial Circuit, 1852-1856
- Professor of law, Indiana University, 1853-1856
- U.S. representative from Indiana, 1857-1859
- Cotton agent, U.S. Department of the Treasury, 1865-1866
- State representative, Indiana, 1866-1868
- State senator, Indiana, 1868-1869
- Private practice, Washington, D.C., 1869-1873
Resources
Bibliographic references of James Hughes
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