Robert William Hughes

Biography of Robert William Hughes

Biographic Details

• Family Name (Surname): Hughes
• First Name: Robert
• Middle Name: William
• Date of Birth: January , 16 , 1821
• Place of Birth (POB): Powhatan County , Virginia (US-VA, VA, 51, Va., Virg.)
• Date of Death: December , 10 , 1901
• Place of Death (POD): near Abingdon , Virginia (US-VA, VA, 51, Va., Virg.)
• Gender Identity: Male
• Race or Ethnicity: White

Robert William Hughes Court Service Information

• Court Name: United States District Court, Eastern District of Virginia
• Court Type: United States District Court
• Appointment under the Presidency of: Ulysses Grant ( Republican )
• Judge Nomination vote date (as recorded in the Senate Executive Journal): 12/15/1873
• Seat vacated by: Underwood , John C.
• Referral of Nominations to Judiciary Committee Date: 12/15/1873
• Committee action: Reported With Recommendation
• Committee action date: 01/09/1874
• Senate voice vote?: No
• Senate vote Yes/No: 39/11
• Senate vote Date (Confirmation Date): 01/14/1874
• Commission Date: 01/14/1874
• Date of Termination: 02/22/1898
• Termination of function of Judge (specific reason): Retirement

Robert William Hughes in the Law School

• Name of School: Read law
• Law Degree Year: 1846

Robert William Hughes Career Path

Employment:

• Private practice, Richmond, Virginia, 1846-1853
• Editor, Richmond [Virginia] Examiner, 1853-1857, 1861-1865
• Editor, Washington [D.C.] Union, 1857-1861
• Editor, Richmond [Virginia] Republic, 1865-1866
• Private practice, Virginia, 1866-1869
• Editor, Richmond [Virginia] State Journal, 1869-1870
• Private practice, Abingdon, Virginia, 1870-1871
• U.S. attorney for the Western District of Virginia, 1871-1873

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