J.A. Hughes

John Arthur Hughes

Full Name: John Arthur Hughes
Date of birth: October 14, 1882
Date of death: June 13, 1952

Terms of Service top

Chamber District Dates of Service Legislatures Party City/County Note Counties in District
H 96 Jan 9, 1923 - Jan 13, 1925 38th   Democrat Waco / McLennan   Bell, Falls, McLennan

Terms of Service top

House District 96
Jan 9, 1923 - Jan 13, 1925
Legislatures: 38th  
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Waco / McLennan
Counties in district: Bell, Falls, McLennan

Biographical Information top

Other Resources

  • John Arthur Hughes, birth date 10/14/1882 in Nacogdoches; death date 6/13/1952 in Houston; first marriage to Lura D. Fredericks (1882-1921) on 10/18/1909, second marriage to Eloise Dugger about 1926, Lambeth Family Tree. Ancestry.com.
  • Census of 1900 - John H. [John A.] Hughes, Smith County, age 18, born October 1882, farm laborer, son of John D. and Annie Hughes.
    Census of 1910 - J.H. Hughes, Waco, McLennan County, age 27, born circa 1883, bookkeeper/lumber company, spouse Lulu, married 6 months.
    Census of 1920 - Arthur J. Hughes, Waco, McLennan County, age 37, born circa 1883, lawyer/civil, spouse Lura D. Hughes, daughters Helen and Lena F., sons John H. and Williams D.
    Census of 1940 - John A. Hughes, Marion County, last place of residence on 4/1/1935: Waco, McLennan County, age 57, born circa 1883, lawyer, spouse Eloise Hughes, son Author [Arthur] Carroll Hughes. FamilySearch. 1900 1910 1920 1940
  • John Arthur Hughes, birth date 10/14/1882 in Texas; death date 6/13/1952 in Houston, Harris County; lawyer; father John D. Hughes, mother Annie Moore. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976.
  • John Arthur Hughes, birth date 10/14/1882, permanent home address in Waco, McLennan County; attorney; wife Mrs. Lura F. Hughes; draft registration in Waco on 9/12/1918. FamilySearch United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918.
  • John A. Hughes (1882-1952), burial in Brookside Memorial Park, Houston, Harris County. Find a Grave.
  • John A. Hughes, "Mr. Hughes came to our city a little over two years ago to practice his profession as an attorney . . . " "John A. Hughes-Taylor No. 1 Sets Surface Casing," Marion County Courier (Jefferson, Texas), 4/21/1939, p. 1, crediting Dolph Briscoe Center for American History. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
  • 38th Legislature (1923) - John A. Hughes, postoffice Waco, nativity Texas, age 40 (born circa 1883), lawyer, Democrat. Texas Legislative Manual.
  • Marriage to Eloise Dugger on 7/18/1926, "Miss Eloise Dugger Weds John A. Hughes," 7/21/1926, p. 5. Waco News-Tribune.
  • Obituary, Mrs. Lura Hughes, 11/11/1921, p. 6, "wife of J.A. Hughes, prominent Waco attorney," and "Return from Funeral," 11/15/1921, p. 2. Waco News-Tribune.

Photographs

  • Photograph. J.A. Hughes, 38th Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

Committee Information top

38th R.S. - 1923
Banks and Banking  
Claims and Accounts  
Game and Fisheries  
School Districts  

This website is a work in progress. Information on this website is provided as a public service by the Legislative Reference Library. The Legislative Reference Library makes no representation as to its completeness or accuracy and makes no warranty in regard to its use. Users assume all risk of reliance on the information included on this site.

Party information is not available for the 1st-11th Legislatures.

Have a question, comment or contribution? Email the Library or call 512-463-1252.

Many photos in Texas Legislators: Past and Present are used with permission of the Texas State Preservation Board. For permission to reproduce these photos, please contact the Texas State Preservation Board graphics coordinator at 512-475-3060.