Charles J. Hughes, Jr.

Charles James Hughes, Jr.
United States Senator
from Colorado
In office
March 4, 1909  January 11, 1911
Preceded by Henry M. Teller
Succeeded by Charles S. Thomas
Personal details
Born (1853-02-16)February 16, 1853
Kingston, Missouri
Died January 11, 1911(1911-01-11) (aged 57)
Denver, Colorado
Political party Democratic

Charles James Hughes, Jr. (February 16, 1853  January 11, 1911) was a Democratic U.S. Senator from Colorado.

Born in Kingston, Missouri, Hughes attended the common schools and graduated from Richmond College in 1871. He then graduated from the law department of the University of Missouri in Columbia in 1873, was admitted to the bar in 1877, and commenced practice at Richmond, Missouri. He moved to Denver, Colorado in 1879.

Hughes was a presidential elector on the Democratic ticket in 1900. He was professor of mining law in the law school of the University of Denver and Harvard University. He was elected as a Democrat to the United States Senate and served from March 4, 1909, until his death in Denver on January 11, 1911. He was interred in Fairmount Cemetery, Denver.

Sources

    Charles J. Hughes, Jr. at Find a Grave

    United States Senate
    Preceded by
    Henry M. Teller
    U.S. Senator (Class 2) from Colorado
    19091911
    Served alongside: Simon Guggenheim
    Succeeded by
    Charles S. Thomas
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