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