Simon Pollard Hughes, Jr. was born in Smith County, Tennessee, the son of Simon P. Hughes and Mary Hubbard Hughes. Hughes Sr., originally from Prince Edward County, Virginia, was a farmer, sheriff and a member of the Tennessee legislature from 1842–1843, Mary Hubbard was a native of Oglethorpe County, Georgia. In 1842, Mary Hughes died and the family moved to Bowie County, Texas. Hughes Sr. died in Texas in 1844, making Hughes at orphan at the age of fourteen.[1]
Following the war, Hughes served in the Arkansas House of Representatives from 1866 to 1867, and was a delegate to the 1874 Arkansas constitutional convention. He was elected to the post of Arkansas Attorney General and served from 1874 to 1877. He was elected governor of Arkansas, being sworn-in, in January 1885. He was reelected in 1886.[3] During his terms, public executions were abolished in Arkansas and the sale of liquor was restricted. In 1889, he was elected to the Arkansas supreme court as an associate justice and served in that capacity for sixteen years.
^Readnour, Harry (1995), Donovan, Timothy; Gatewood, Willard Jr.; Whayne, Jeannie (eds.), The Governors of Arkansas: Essays in Political Biography (Second ed.), Fayetteville, Arkansas: University of Arkansas Press, pp. 83–89, ISBN1-55728-331-1
^. Ohio State House Museum. Archived from the original on November 14, 2012. Retrieved August 17, 2012.
^"Arkansas Governor Simon P. Hughes". National Governors Association. Retrieved August 17, 2012.
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simon, pollard, hughes, simon, pollard, citation, needed, hughes, april, 1830, june, 1906, american, lawyer, jurist, politician, served, 15th, governor, arkansas, from, 1885, 1889, previously, served, officer, confederate, states, army, western, trans, mississ. Simon Pollard citation needed Hughes Jr April 14 1830 June 29 1906 was an American lawyer jurist and politician who served as the 15th governor of Arkansas from 1885 to 1889 He previously served as an officer of the Confederate States Army in the Western and Trans Mississippi theaters of the American Civil War Simon Pollard Hughes Jr 15th Governor of ArkansasIn office January 17 1885 January 8 1889Preceded byJames Henderson BerrySucceeded byJames Philip EagleMember of theArkansas House of Representativesfrom Monroe CountyIn office November 5 1866 April 2 1868Preceded byE WildsSucceeded byConstituency abolishedPersonal detailsBornApril 14 1830Smith County Tennessee U S DiedJune 29 1906 1906 06 29 aged 76 Little Rock Arkansas U S Resting placeMount Holly Cemetery Little Rock Arkansas U S 34 44 15 3 N 92 16 42 5 W 34 737583 N 92 278472 W 34 737583 92 278472Political partyWhig before 1860 Democratic 1860 1906 SpouseAnn E Blakemore m 1857 wbr Children9Alma materClinton CollegeSignatureMilitary serviceAllegiance Confederate StatesBranch service Confederate States ArmyYears of service1862 1865RankLieutenant ColonelUnit23d Arkansas InfantryBattles warsAmerican Civil War Contents 1 Early life and education 2 Political career 3 Death 4 References 5 External linksEarly life and education editSimon Pollard Hughes Jr was born in Smith County Tennessee the son of Simon P Hughes and Mary Hubbard Hughes Hughes Sr originally from Prince Edward County Virginia was a farmer sheriff and a member of the Tennessee legislature from 1842 1843 Mary Hubbard was a native of Oglethorpe County Georgia In 1842 Mary Hughes died and the family moved to Bowie County Texas Hughes Sr died in Texas in 1844 making Hughes at orphan at the age of fourteen 1 Hughes moved to Arkansas in December 1849 and was educated at Sylvan Academy and Clinton College in Tennessee 2 In 1853 Hughes was elected sheriff of Monroe County Arkansas and served for two years Hughes was admitted to the bar in Arkansas in 1857 and started private practice in Clarendon Arkansas During the American Civil War he was elected captain in the 23d Arkansas Infantry of the Confederate States Army rising to the rank of lieutenant colonel Later in the war following a reorganization of the 23d Arkansas Hughes enlisted as a private in Charles L Morgan s Independent Texas Cavalry unit Political career editFollowing the war Hughes served in the Arkansas House of Representatives from 1866 to 1867 and was a delegate to the 1874 Arkansas constitutional convention He was elected to the post of Arkansas Attorney General and served from 1874 to 1877 He was elected governor of Arkansas being sworn in in January 1885 He was reelected in 1886 3 During his terms public executions were abolished in Arkansas and the sale of liquor was restricted In 1889 he was elected to the Arkansas supreme court as an associate justice and served in that capacity for sixteen years Death editHughes died in Little Rock Arkansas and is buried in historic Mount Holly Cemetery at Little Rock References edit Readnour Harry 1995 Donovan Timothy Gatewood Willard Jr Whayne Jeannie eds The Governors of Arkansas Essays in Political Biography Second ed Fayetteville Arkansas University of Arkansas Press pp 83 89 ISBN 1 55728 331 1 Simon P Hughes 1885 1889 Ohio State House Museum Archived from the original on November 14 2012 Retrieved August 17 2012 Arkansas Governor Simon P Hughes National Governors Association Retrieved August 17 2012 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Simon Pollard Hughes Jr Simon Pollard Hughes Jr at Find a Grave Simon Pollard Hughes Jr at the National Governors Association Simon Pollard Hughes Jr at The Political Graveyard Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Simon Pollard Hughes Jr amp oldid 1183956879, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
