James H. Hughes

James Hurd Hughes (born January 14, 1867 in Felton , Kent County , Delaware , † August 29, 1953 in Lewes , Delaware) was an American politician of the Democratic Party .

After attending the Collegiate Institute in Dover , a secondary school establishment, and also receiving private tuition, James Hughes initially worked for a few years as a teacher at a school in Kent County before studying law and was admitted to the bar in 1890. In addition to his work as a lawyer, he then also worked in agriculture and banking.

From 1897 Hughes held the office of Secretary of State of Delaware, which he held until 1901. In 1912 he was a delegate of Delaware in the Electoral College , which Woodrow Wilson elected US president . He ran for the Democrats in 1916 as governor of the state, but lost with 47 percent of the vote to Republican John G. Townsend , who received 52 percent.

James Hughes did not return to politics until 20 years later when he defeated the Republican incumbent Daniel O. Hastings in the fight for one of Delaware's two seats in the US Senate . Hughes received 53 percent of the vote, Hastings only 41. After six years in office from January 3, 1937 to January 2, 1943, during which time the Democrats consistently held a majority in Congress , he lost his party's primary election to E. Ennalls Berl . However, this was defeated in the actual election to the Republican C. Douglass Buck .

After the end of his political career, James H. Hughes returned to the legal profession. He also served as a director of a bank in Delaware until his death on January 29, 1953.

Web links

James H. Hughes in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

personal data
SURNAME	Hughes, James H.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Hughes, James Hurd (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American politician
DATE OF BIRTH	January 14, 1867
PLACE OF BIRTH	at Felton , Delaware
DATE OF DEATH	August 29, 1953
Place of death	Lewes , Delaware