Page:The Biographical Dictionary of America, vol. 05.djvu/439

 HUGHES

HUGHES

superintendent of military hospitals until 1865. He was superintendent of the Missouri State Lunatic asylum, 1866-71 ; made a specialty of neurology and psychiatry, and was employed as an expert in several famous medico-legal trials. He founded and became editor of the Alienist and Neiu'ologist in 1880. He was professor of mental and nervous diseases and electro-therapy at the St. Louis Medical college, 1875-89, and professor of psychiatry, neurology and electro- therapy and president of the board of directors of the Marion Sims College of Medicine at St. Louis, Mo., 1890-92. In 1892 he was elected pro- fessor of the same branches and president of the faculty at Barnes Medical college, St. Louis, Mo. He was president of the neurological section of the Pan-American Medical congress of Wasiiing- ton ; president of the American Medical Editors' association ; a member of the St. I^ouis board of health, tiie American IMedico-Psychological asso- ciation, the Aniericau Medical association and of its judicial council, the American Medico-Legal society, the American Neurological association, honorary member of the Chicago Academy of Medicine and of the British Medico-Psychological association, and foreign member of the Neuro- logical society of Moscow, Russia. He devised a practical plan for the sanitary drainage of Chi- cago ; discovered the "Shuttle Pulse" (1889); the "Virile Reflex" (1890); devised the pocket ^stliesiometer, and is tlie author of : Patriofs Prayer; Symposium on the Maine, and other poems.

HUGHES, Christopher, diplomatist, was born in Baltimore, Md., in 1786. He was graduated at the College of New Jersey, A.B., 1805, A.M., 1808. He was married in 1811 to Laura Sophia, daughter of Gen. Samuel Smith, of Bal- timore, U.S. senator. He was made secre- tary of legation at London, Feb. 3, 1814, by President Madi- son, at the time Jon- athan Russell was charge d'affaires, and continued in the position when John Quincy Adams was U.S. minister. He /y jA^^jW^A^'- '^^^ t'^6 bearer of the

l^n/i/i*J ^i treaty of peace signed

at Ghent in 1815 to the U.S. government at Washington. On Sept. 26, 1816. he was transferred to Stockholm, w^here Jonathan Russell was U.S. minister, and when that officer retired in 1818 he left Mr. Hughes as charge d'affaires. • He was commissioned, Jan.

20, 1819, and for the next thirtj' years the gov- ernment sent no minister to Sw^eden. On July 15, 1825, he was appointed by President John Quincy Adams, at the request of Secretary Clay, charge d'affaires to the Netherlands with special instructions. He resumed his office at Stock- holm, March 3, 1830, and remained till Sept. 9, 1841, when he returned to the United States, having been recalled by President Harrison. He was reappointed in 1842 by President Tyler and remained until 1845, when Polk became Presi- dent. He died in Baltimore, Md., Sept. 18, 1849.

HUGHES, George Wurtz, representative, was born in Elmira, N.Y., Sept. 30, 1806. He entered the U.S. Military academy, but was not grad- uated. He adopted the profession of a civil en- gineer and was employed by the canal commis- sioners of the state of New York, 1829-38. He was commissioned captain of topographical en- gineers, U.S.A., in 1838, and was sent to Europe in 1840 to report on public w^orks, mines and fortifications. He was chief engineer on the staff of Gen. J, E, Wool in Mexico in 1840. and on the staff of Gen. W. J. Worth, 1847. He was civil and military governor of JalapaandPerote, Mexico, 1847-48 ; was brevetted major, April 18, 1847, for gallant and meritorious conduct at Cerro Gordo, and lieutenant-colonel. May 30, 1847, for services during the war. He was chief en- gineer of the Panama railroad by permission of the government, 1849-50. He resigned his com- mission, Aug. 4, 1851 ; was president of the Balti- more and Susquehanna railroad, 1854-55 : quarter- master-general of Maryland, 1855, apd brigadier- general of militia, 1856. He represented Marj-- land in the 36th congress, 1859-61, and w-as a consulting engineer and planter at West River, Md., where he died, Sept. 3, 1870.

HUGHES, James, vicar-general, was born in county Cork, Ireland, in 1830. He came to the United States in 1844. and was educated at St. John's college, Fordham, N.Y., where he was graduated with honoi's in 1849. He took his theological course at St. Sulpice, Paris, and on returning to America was ordained to the priest- hood, July 4, 1852, by his uncle. Bishop Bernard O'Reilly, of the diocese of Hartford, at Provi- dence, R.I. He became secretary' to the bishop, rector of St. Joseph's cathedral and president of St. Thomas' jjreiiaratory seminar}', Hartford. The same year he was appointed vicar-general and administrator of the diocese. He became pastor of St. Patrick's church, Hartford, Nov. 25, 1854. He rebuilt St. Catharine's convent at a cost of $80,000, built two asylums and parish schools, secured two cemeteries and erected a residence on Churcli street. He represented the Catholic voters of Hartford on various boards and commissions connected with the city govern-