Robert William Hughes

Judge Robert William Hughes

Personal

Birthday:

1/16/1821

Birthplace:

Powhatan County, VA

Date of Death:

12/10/1901

Place of Death:

near Abingdon, VA

Race or Ethnicity:

White

Gender:

Male

Prior 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

Education

Name of School:

Read law

Degree Year:

1846

Judicial Career

Court Name:

U. S. District Court, Eastern District of Virginia

Court Name:

Virginia Eastern District Court

President Nominating:

Ulysses Grant

Party Affiliation of President:

Republican

Commission Date:

01/14/1874

Termination Date:

02/22/1898

Termination Reason:

Retirement