Thomas H. Hughes

Thomas Hurst Hughes (born January 10, 1769 in Cold Spring , Cape May County , Province of New Jersey , †  November 10, 1839 ibid) was an American politician . Between 1829 and 1833 he represented the state of New Jersey in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Thomas Hughes attended public schools in his home country and then worked in commerce. In 1800 he moved to Cape May City . From 1816 he was also active in the hotel industry. He built a hotel called the “Congress Hall”, which he ran for many years in the summer months. Between 1801 and 1804, Hughes served as Sheriff's chief of police in Cape May County. Between 1805 and 1813 he was a member of the New Jersey General Assembly several times ; from 1819 to 1824 he was a member of the State Council , the forerunner of the State Senate . In the 1820s he joined the movement against later President Andrew Jackson and became a member of the National Republican Party by the end of the decade .

In the congressional elections of 1828 Hughes was elected for the fourth seat of New Jersey in the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC , where he succeeded Ebenezer Tucker on March 4, 1829 . After re-election, he was able to complete two legislative terms in Congress until March 3, 1833 . After President Jackson took office, his policies were debated both inside and outside Congress. It was about the controversial enforcement of the Indian Removal Act , the conflict with the state of South Carolina , which culminated in the nullification crisis , and the banking policy of the president.

In 1832 Hughes declined to run again. After the end of his time in the US House of Representatives, he worked again in the hotel industry. He died on November 10, 1839 in Cold Spring, where he was also buried.

Web links

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

• Thomas H. Hughes in the database of Find a Grave (English)