Bio of HUGHES, William Wardell, Hennepin Co., MN
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EXTRACTED FROM: History of Minneapolis, Gateway to the Northwest; 
Chicago-Minneapolis, The S J Clarke Publishing Co, 1923; Edited by: Rev. 
Marion Daniel Shutter, D.D., LL.D.; Volume I - Shutter (Historical); 
volume II - Biographical; volume III - Biographical

WILLIAM WARDELL HUGHES - Vol II, pg 561-562
William Wardell Hughes, the head of The Hughes Heating & Plumbing Company, doing
business at No. 1514 East Franklin avenue, in Minneapolis, was born in this city
and educated in the local schools. His parents were Hugh J. and Annie
(Mc-Cormick) Hughes, the former a native of Wales and the latter of Minneapolis.
The father left the little rock-ribbed country in which he was born, during his
boyhood days and came to America.
When his school days were over, William W. Hughes entered a plumbing
estab­lishment as clerk and afterward learned estimating and other phases of the
business. In 1907 he established business on his own account in a modest way in
partnership with his brother, Leslie L. Hughes, and from that humble beginning
has been developed The Hughes Heating & Plumbing Company, having a large
establishment at No. 1514 East Franklin avenue. They do all kinds of heating and
plumbing work, particularly as applied to residential buildings, which is their
specialty. They have been awarded and have executed contracts for the heating of
the Holy Name church and parsonage, the plumbing in St. Bridget's school, the
plumbing and heating in the Webster apart­ments and the plumbing and heating in
the residences of L. C. McCoy, F. T. Harrington, I. R. Goodrich and many others.
In addition to the above work, all of which has been done in Minneapolis, they
have executed contracts for the plumbing in the Cedar Rapids Savings Bank
building at Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and for numerous other out-of-town
installations, including the plumbing and heating of the Longyear residence at
Minne­tonka. William W. Hughes is thoroughly familiar with every phase of the
business and his enterprise and progressiveness have been dominant factors in
the upbuilding of a trade that is now of gratifying proportions.
Mr. Hughes was married in Minneapolis to Miss Sadie M. Wall and they have become
the parents of three children: Joseph, Helen and Donald. Fraternally Mr. Hughes
is a Mason, having membership in Minnehaha Lodge, A. F. & A. M.; Ark Chapter, R.
A. M.; and Minneapolis Consistory, A. & A. S. R. He is also identified with the
Elks and with the Odd Fellows and belongs to the Civic & Commerce Asso­ciation.
He is likewise president of the Franklin Business Men's Society and is a member
of the board of directors of the National Trade Extension Bureau of the Plumbing
and Heating Industry. This is a combination of contracting plumbing and heating
manufacturers and dealers in materials and is one of the strong trade
organ­izations of the country. Through this avenue business conditions are
closely studied and the individual members benefit by the results of the
research and investigation. Politically Mr. Hughes is a republican, stanchly
advocating the principles of the party, but never aspiring to office. His
religious faith is that of the Congregational church and his interest is allied
to all those activities which make for public progress and improvement.