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James Hughes

Judge, Court of Claims · 1860

James Hughes , Judge, Court of Claims. James Hughes (November 24, 1823 – October 24, 1873) was a United States representative from Indiana and a judge of the Court of Claims.

Education

  • Indiana University
  • U.S. Military Academy
  • Read law1842

Career

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

Biography

James Hughes (November 24, 1823 – October 24, 1873) was a United States representative from Indiana and a judge of the Court of Claims.

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