Hughes, John – Humbert, Joseph B
Hughes, John
archbishop, author, was born June 24, 1797, in Ireland. He was a noted Roman catholic archbishop of New York in 1850-64. His writings were published in 1865. He founded St.
John's college, Fordham, N. Y., in 1839.
He died Jan. 3, 1864, in New York city.
Hughes, Mrs. Nina Vera B
author, was born in Canada. She is a successful writer of Washington, D. C.; and the author of Twelve Simple Lessons in Metaphysics; Practical Home Thoughts; Truth for Youth Office, In and Out; Lecture-Room Talks; and Guide to Health.
Hughes, Robert William
lawyer, jurist, author, was born June 6, 1821, in Powhatan county, Va. In 1873 he was the republican candidate for governor of Virginia, but not elected. In 1874 he was appointed United States district judge for the eastern district of Virginia. He is the author of Reports of Cases; The Currency Question from a Southern Point of View; Transcript of United States Supreme Court Decisions; The American Dollar; and Lives of Generals Floyd and Johnston.
Hughes, Simon P
soldier, lawyer, statesman, was born in 1830, in Tennessee. In 1861 he entered the confederate army as a captain; and soon after became a lieutenant-colonel. He was a representative in the state legislature of Arkansas in 1866 and 1867; and in 1874 was elected attorney-general of Arkansas, in which office he served two years. In 1884 he was elected governor of Arkansas for the term of two years, and in 1886 reelected.
Hughes, Thomas H
congressman.
He was a representative in congress from New Jersey from 1829 to 1833.
Hughes, William
farmer, state legislator, was born Aug. 11, 1841, in Wales. Since 1869 he has been engaged in farming in Aurora, Wis. He is treasurer of the Dairyman's association; and in 1896 was elected a member of the Wisconsin state legislature.
Hughitt, Marvin
railroad president, was born Aug. 9, 1837, in Genoa, N. Y. Since 1891 he has been president of the Milwaukee, Lake Shore and Western railroad; and is also president of various other roads.
Hughston, Jonas A
congressman, was born in New York. He was a representative from that state to the thirtyfourth congress. In 1845 he was district attorney for Delaware county; and was subsequently marshal of Shanghai, China.
He died in 1862, in China.
Hugunin, Daniel
soldier, congressman, was born in Montgomery county, N. Y. He was an officer in the war of 1812.
He was a member of congress from New York from 1825 to 1827; a member of the New York legislature; and at a later period United States marshal for the territory of Wisconsin. He died in June, 1850, in Kenosha, Wis.
Huidekoper, Frederic
theologian, philanthropist, author, was born April 7, 1817, in Meadville, Pa. He is a unitarian theologian and philanthropist of Meadville, Pa.; and the author of Belief of the First Three Centuries concerning Christ's Mission to the Underworld; Judaism at Rome; and Indirect Testimony of History to the Genuineness of the Gospels.
Huidekoper, Frederick W
railroad president, was born Sept. 12, 1840, in Meadville, Pa. Since 1891 he has been president of the Pittsburg, Shenango and Lake Erie railroad; and has also been president of various other roads.
Huidekoper, Henry Shippen
soldier, author, was born in 1839, in Pennsylvania. He was a soldier in the federal army during the civil war who afterwards attained the rank of major-general in the Pennsylvania militia. He was postmaster of Philadelphia in 1880-85; and the author of a Manual of Military Service.
Hulbert, John W
congressman.
He was a representative in congress from Massachusetts from 1814 to 1817 to fill a vacancy.
Hulburd, Calvin T
lawyer, state legislator, congressman, was born June 5, 1809, in Stockholm, N. Y. He was a member of the state legislature from 1842 to 1844, and again in 1862. In the latter year he was elected a representative from New York to the thirty-eighth congress; and was re-elected to the thirty-ninth and fortieth congresses as a republican.
Hulburd, Roger W
lawyer, state senator, was born Oct. 22, 1856, in Waterville, Vt. He is a successful lawyer of Hyde Park, Vt.; was postmaster for several years; and in 1894-96 was state's attorney of his county. During 1896-98 he served with distinction as a member of the Vermont state senate.
Hulick, George W
soldier, lawyer, jurist, congressman, was born June 29, 1833, in Batavia, Ohio. He enlisted under the first call as a private in company E, twenty-second regiment Ohio volunteer infantry in 1861. He was elected probate judge of Clermont county, Ohio, in 1863; and served from 1864 to 1867. He was elected to the fifty-third and re-elected to the fifty-fourth congress as a republican.
Huling, James H
lumber merchant, congressman, was born March 24, 1844, in Williamsport, Pa. He was elected mayor of Charleston, W. Va., in 1884, being the first republican ever elected to that office.
He declined a renomination; and was elected to the fifty-fourth congress as a republican.
Hull, Alexander C
public official, was born April 20, 1858, in Marion county, Ark. He has been deputy clerk of Boone county; chief clerk of the United States land office at Harrison, Ark.; editor of the Boone Banner; expert accountant for Arkansas; and is now secretary of state of Arkansas.
Hull, Amos Girard
educator, author, was born March 7, 1815, in Paris, N. Y. He became superintendent of public instruction in Volney, N. Y., in 1843. He has been a frequent contributor to the press on political questions, and has published Treatise on the Duties of Town and County Officers; and History of the Early Settlement of Oswego Falls.
Hull, Asbury
legislator, was born Jan. 30, 1797, in Washington, Ga.
For more than forty years he was thesecretary and treasurer of the board of trustees of the university of Georgia; and was often a member of the legislature and speaker of the house. He died Jan. 26, 1866, in Athens, Ga.
Hull, Charles E
merchant, journalist, state senator, was born Nov. 7, 1862, in Salem, Ill. He was a successful merchant, and the editor and owner of The Herald-Advocate of Salem, Ill. In 1897 he was elected a member of the Illinois state senate.
Hull, Henry
physician, educator, was born Oct. 20, 1798, in Washington, Ga. From 1830 till his resignation in 1846 he was professor of mathematics in the university of Georgia. He died May 10, 1881, in Athens, Ga.
Hull, Holmer
lawyer, jurist, was born in 1815, in Glen's Falls, N. Y. In 1870 he was appointed United States judge for the states of Michigan, Ohio, Kentucky, and Tennessee. He died May 14, 1877, in Detroit, Mich.
Hull, Isaac
commodore, was born March 9, 1775, in Derby, Conn. He is distinguished as the commander of the American frigate Constitution, which captured the British frigate Guerriere, in the first naval action of the war of 1812, and for which he received a gold medal from congress. He died Feb. 13, 1843, in Philadelphia, Pa.
Hull, John a. T
soldier, manufacturer, state senator, congressman, was born May 1, 1841, in Sabina, Ohio. He enlisted in the twenty-third Iowa infantry in July, 1862; and was first lieutenant and captain. He was elected secretary of the Iowa state senate in 1872, and re-elected in 1874, 1876, and 1878; and was elected secretary of state in 1878, and reelected in 1880 and 1882. He was elected lieutenant-governor in 1885 and re-elected in 1887. He was elected to the fiftysecond, fifty-third, and fifty-fourth congresses, and re-elected to the fifty-fifth congress as a republican.
Hull, Noble A
soldier, merchant, state legislator, congressman, was born March 11, 1827, in Camden county, Ga.
He was a representative in the Florida legislature in 1860 and 1861; served in the confederate army as captain; and was elected lieutenant-governor of Florida in 1876. He was elected a representative from Florida to the forty-sixth congress as a democrat.
Hull, William
soldier, author, was born June 24, 1753, in Derby, Conn. He entered the revolutionary army as a captain; was rapidly promoted, and became inspector of the army. Two years after his surrender to the British at Detroit he was tried by court-martial and sentenced to be shot, but on account of his age and public services the sentence was remitted by President Madison, by whom he had been made commander-in-chief. In 1824 he published a series of letters in vindication of himself, which were published in a volume entitled The Campaign of the Northwest Army. He died Nov. 29, 1825, in Newton, Mass.
Hull, William
lawyer, clergyman, journalist, was born April 17, 1830, in Clavarack, N. Y. For several years he was at the head of the Hartwick Theological seminary; and is now the editor and proprietor of the Eastern Lutheran of Albany, N. Y.
Hull, William Hope
lawyer, was born Feb. 2, 1820, in Athens, Ga. He held many offices of public trust, and was assistant United States attorney-general in 1857-60. He died Sept. 10, 1877, in New York city.
Humason, George Howard
clergyman, lecturer, was born Aug. 3, 1850, in Buffalo, N. Y. He attended the Buffalo academy, the Stamford institute; took a post-graduate course at the Allegheny college; and has received the degrees of Ph. D. and D. D. He has filled pastorates in several of the largest churches in northwestern Pennsylvania; has been presiding elder of the methodist church, and pastor of the largest congregation in the state of Minnesota. He has traveled extensively in Europe and the Holy Land, and is also noted as a brilliant lecturer.
Humbert, Joseph B
railroad president, was born Aug. 14, 1837, in Knox county, Tenn. Since 1891 he has been president of the Knoxville and Western railway; and has also been president of various other roads.