Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1908-01-23

DEATH OF gen.
alex. HUGHES

It was impossible yesterday to get
into type the resolutions of the Bur-
leigh County Bar association on the
death of General Alexander Hughes.
owing to the press of convention and
other court matter The resolutions
are as follows:
May 1t Please The Court:
Since the last term of the court,
Honorable Alexander Hughes, of Min
neapolis, Minnesota, and for many
years a member of the bar of the
state, ad until recently an active prac-
titicner in the courts of this district,
has been summoned to his final rest.
He died at his home, 21O1 West Frank
lin street, Minneapolis, Sunday morn
ing, November "a, 1907.
Mr.. Hughes was native of Ontar-
10, Canada, in which province he was
born, at Brantford, September 80,
1S46. His parents, Christopher and
Frances (Pikel Hughes, emigrated
from Ireland to Canada in 1901 or
1902. Alexander was one of thirteen
children-six sons and seven daugh-
tiers. Two Of his brothers died from
wounds received in the war between
the states. He was enlisted at an ear
ly age i'm Company B, Seventh regi-
ment of Wisconsin, infantry, which
was assigned to the First Division,
First Corps, Army of the Potomac.
He participated in the battles of
Gainesville, second Bull Run, the first
and second battles of Fredericksburg,
and at Charlottesville, and Brady's
station. He also took part in the bat
tie of Gettysburg, and in the seven
days engagement of the Wilderness
and others of less note. He received
many wounds slight wound at
Gainesville, wound from shot
through his right arm at South Noun
tain, and at Gettysburg in the left
side. AT the battle of the Wilderness
he received wound in the right leo,
and at Spottsylvania Court House a
heavy blow from a musket. In the
battle of North Anna river, he was
severely wounded by shot that en-
tered his left side and came out on
the right, and from which he contin-
ued in a helpless condition for near
ly two years.
After the war Mr.. Hughes attended
Wayland Academy at Beaver Dam,
Wisconsin, and later took business
course at Bryant & Stratton's college,
Milwaukee.
He subsequently studied law with
a Mr. Landers at Beaver Dam, Wis.
consin, and was admitted to practice
in 1868, and in that year located at
Monticello, Iowa, and there commence
ed the practice of law. The following
year he was elected superintendent
OF schools for Jones county. In 1869
he married Miss Mary E. Higgin-
.botham, a native of Indiana. Suisse
quently he removed, in April, 1871, to
Elk Point, territory of Dakota, now in
the state of South Dakota In 1872
he was elected member of the ter
ritorial council, and upon it's organi-
zation was chosen it's presiding Off
Ger. He was also a member of the
territorial council in 1887 and again
1889. In 1880 he was appointed by
President Hayes superintendent of
the census for Dakota territory. In
1881 he was appointed receiver of the
United States land Office at Yankton
which Office he resigned i'm 1883 to ac-
cept the appointment of attorney gen.
eral of the territory of Dakota. He
was its first attorney general.
General Hughes was an ardent re.
publican in politics, and, at all times
actively participated in the affairs OF
that party. He was frequently chos
en- a delegate to it's territorial and
state conventions, thrice to it's ma
tional conventions-in 1872, 1876 and
1SS0-from the territory of Dakota
and in 1896 from the state of North
Dakota.
At its session, in 1883 the legislative
assembly, of the territory passed an
act for the relocation of the capital
and therein named the members OF
the commission to select the site and
to erect suitable buildings. Genera
Hughes was member of such com.
mission, and upon its organization
was chosen it's president. The com
mission selected Bismarck as the site
and there erected the main part of the
capitol building as it now stands
He was an able lawyer and a promi
nent member of the territorial and
state bar. He was deeply interested
in the welfare of the Grand Army Of
the Republic and always active in the
promotion of that organization. Ii
recent years he had largely abandon
ed the practice of law, and devoted
y