James Madison Hughes
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James Madison Hughes was a U.S. Representative
from Missouri
.
Born in Bourbon County, Kentucky
, Hughes received a liberal schooling.
He studied law.
He was admitted to the bar and practiced in Liberty, Missouri
.
He also engaged in mercantile pursuits in Liberty.
He served as member of the State house of representatives in 1839.
Hughes was elected as a Democrat
to the Twenty-eighth Congress (March 4, 1843-March 3, 1845).
He moved to St. Louis, Missouri, in 1855 and engaged in the banking business.
He died in Jefferson City, Missouri
, on February 26, 1861.
He was interred in Bellefontaine Cemetery, St. Louis, Missouri.
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
from Missouri
Missouri
Missouri is a US state located in the Midwestern United States, bordered by Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas and Nebraska. With a 2010 population of 5,988,927, Missouri is the 18th most populous state in the nation and the fifth most populous in the Midwest. It...
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Born in Bourbon County, Kentucky
Bourbon County, Kentucky
Bourbon County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. It is the remnant of what was previously a much larger Bourbon County, established as part of Virginia in 1785, and comprising what are now thirty-four modern Kentucky counties...
, Hughes received a liberal schooling.
He studied law.
He was admitted to the bar and practiced in Liberty, Missouri
Liberty, Missouri
Liberty is a city in Clay County, Missouri and is a suburb of Kansas City, Missouri. At the 2007 population estimate, the city population was 29,993...
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He also engaged in mercantile pursuits in Liberty.
He served as member of the State house of representatives in 1839.
Hughes was elected as a Democrat
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
to the Twenty-eighth Congress (March 4, 1843-March 3, 1845).
He moved to St. Louis, Missouri, in 1855 and engaged in the banking business.
He died in Jefferson City, Missouri
Jefferson City, Missouri
Jefferson City is the capital of the U.S. state of Missouri and the county seat of Cole County. Located in Callaway and Cole counties, it is the principal city of the Jefferson City metropolitan area, which encompasses the entirety of both counties. As of the 2010 census, the population was 43,079...
, on February 26, 1861.
He was interred in Bellefontaine Cemetery, St. Louis, Missouri.