Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-11-26

ability helped to make all of his en-
terprises successful #3$,@ Ia iN
At the time of his death he was
living in Minneapolis, where he had
a handsome home in the Kenwood
neighborhood. One Of his last ac-
tiYities was in obtaining a park for
the KenWood people, something re-
quiring much tact, diplomacy, hard |
work and skill. He accomplished
this successfully much SO that a
few weeks ago his neignbors called
upon him, expressed their gratitude
for his work and presented him with
a substantial token of their gratitude,
# He leaves wife and five children,
George A. Hughes, e. A. Hughes,
w. ". Hughes, Frank Hughes and
Mrs. Helen Laramie. .:1 b. IN 81
The funeral services will be held
at. $50 this (Tuesday) afternoon
and the interment will be at Lake
wood cemetery. .E %
Biographical -.
General Hughes was native of
Canada and was born in Brandford,
Sept. 80, 1916. He was son of
christopher and Frances (Pikel
Hughes, who we're born in the north
of Ireland and emigrated to Canada
about 1901 or 1902. ~ In 1916 they re-
moved to Columbia county, Wiscon-
sin, where the father entered a gov
eminent tract of land. His father
was a graduate of Trinity college,
Dublin, Ireland, and was a civil en-
gineer, which profession he followed
to some extent throughout his entire
life. He died in Wisconsin in 1867,
and his wife in 1871. To them were
born thirteen children, six sons and
Eseven daughters. Two OF the sons
died from wounds. received in the
civil war.
General Hughes was reared am
educated in Wisconsin, attending
first the common schools of thai
state. Feeling his country needles
his services during the dark days Of
the rebellion, he enlisted in Com
Epany B, Seventh Wisconsin Infantry
which was assigned to the First Di
vision, First Corps, Army of the Pc
!: tomac. With this command he par
ticipated in the battles of Gaines
willie, the second Bull Run, the frs
and second battles of Fredericksburg
and the engagements at Ohancellors
vile and Brady Station. He wa:
slightly wounded at Gainesville; wal
shot through the right arm at Soutl
Mountain, and in the last day of tn
battle of Gettysburg was wounded il
i the left side. Subsequently he tool
|, part in the seven days battle of thu
: Wilderness, where he was wounded
lin the right leg, and received
theavy blow from a musket at Spott
, sylvania Court House, but did no
go to the hospital. During the battl
, of North Anne river he was seriousl,
wounded, a shot entering his lef
;, side and coming out on the right
: He lay in helpless condition TO
/ nearly two years.
i On leaving the service, Genera
t Hughes realized the necessity for
| good education, and entered Way
4 Jo,, Il = q 10 7,,,,xy paouar Tn,Y, V;ccop
: sin, and later took a course at Bryan
& STATIONS business college, Mil
| waukee. He was married in 1869 t
: Miss Mary E. Higinbotham, a nativ
Il of Indiana, grand daughter of Judg
3 Erdes, who was later chief justie
r Of Utah territory. Her father, Sam
e mel Higinbotham, was a surgeon i
5 the Eighty-seventh Indiana Volur
i teer Infantry during the civil wa
l and died in the service in Tennesset
y General Hughes located at Mont
8 cello Iowa, in 1868, and commence
: the practice of law. The followin
s year he was elected superintendent
= iof schools for the county of Jones
: In April, 1871, he removed, with hi
family. to Elk Point, in the territor
d of Dakota, now the state of Sout
E Dakota. and soon gained high ran
s in his profession. In 1872 he wa
s. elected a member of the upper hous
. of the territorial legislature, and III
i on its organization he was electe
u presiding officer Of that body. /
q 1880 he was appointed by the pres
q dent perintendent OF the censu
i for the territory OF Dakota IN 1ss
1 he was appointed receiver for th
I United States land Office at Yanktol
: which office he resigned In 1883
$ accept the office Of attorney genera