Robert William Hughes (January 16, 1821 – December 10, 1901) was a Virginia newspaper editor, attorney and a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia.
Robert William Hughes
Virginia Eastern District Court
Born 1821 in Powhatan County, VA
Died 1901 in near Abingdon, VA
FJC ID: 1115
- Gender
- Male
- Race
- White
Prior employment
U.S. attorney for the Western District of Virginia1871–1873- Private practice, Abingdon, Virginia1870–1871
- Richmond [Virginia] State JournalEditor · 1869–1870
- Private practice, Virginia1866–1869
- Richmond [Virginia] RepublicEditor · 1865–1866
- Richmond [Virginia] ExaminerEditor · 1853–1857, 1861–1865
- Washington [D.C.] UnionEditor · 1857–1861
- Private practice, Richmond, Virginia1846–1853
Appointments
1874–1898 · Appointed by Ulysses Grant (Republican)Term ended: Retirement
Education
- Read law1846