James B. Hughes of Portage County, Wisconsin 

SUBJECT: James B. Hughes
SUBMITTER: MIchael Robert Hughes
EMAIL: mkhughes@execpc.com
DATE: May 27, 1999
SURNAMES: Hughes

James B Hughes was born Prince Edward County, Virginia October 12, 1805.
James died August 11, 1873 New Richmond, Wisconsin, at 67 years of age.
He married Elizabeth II Mather in Jackson County, Ohio, September 4, 1838.
Elizabeth was born in Brooklyn, Windham Co., Connecticut April 27, 1816.
She was the daughter of Eleazer Mather and L. Williams. Col. James Hughes
was born in Prince Edward County, Virginia, Oct, 12, 1803. He received
a classical education at Hampdon-Sydney College, Virginia, studied law,
and was admitted to practice in Virginia. He came to Ohio in 1835, and
was elected to the legislature in 1838 and 1839. He was married in 1839
to Elizabeth Mather, in Jackson County. James served in the military in
Mexican War, 1846. James received a military promotion to Colonel in 1849.
He remained in Ohio until 1849, publishing successively the Jackson Standard
and the Meigs County Telegram, both Whig papers. In 1849 he came to St.
Paul, Minnesota and brought with him the first printing press and outfit
in that city, and established the Minnesota Chronicle, which subsequently
united with the Register.

The first number bears the date June 1, 1849. In November of the same year
he sold his interest in the Chronicle and Register and removed to Hudson,
where he established the [St. Croix Banner the first paper printed and
issued in the St. Croix valley. Martha Hughes was associated with him in
its management.

James ran for Lt. Gov. in the State of Wisconsin in 1851 as a Whig. Even
with substantial backing from the likes of Rufus King he was defeated.
His defense of the banking industry and opponent of the Railways were major
obstacles which he and his party could not overcome.

James died at Hudson in 1873, leaving a widow and eleven children, seven
sons and four daughters. Of the sons, Eleazer is a farmer in St. Croix
County; George R. is engaged in the real estate business in St. Paul; Edward
P. is a lawyer in Anoka; James S. is a surveyor; Charles is manager of
the Western Telegraph Company; and Lucius A. is a telegraph operator in
St. Paul. (Source ; Fifty Years in the NORTHWEST, Wisconsin, Minnesota,
W.H.C. Folsom , Pioneer Press, 1889)

He married Elizabeth Mather Jackson County, Ohio, September 4, 1838. Elizabeth
was born Brooklyn, Windham Co., Connecticut April 27, 1816. Elizabeth(1)
was the daughter of Eleazar Mather and Fanny Williams. Elizabeth died January
28, 1893 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, at 76 years of age.

James B Hughes and Elizabeth Mather had the following children:

i. Eleazer Mather (H.)4 Hughes was born May 23, 1836.

ii. George Robert Hughes was born September 4, 1840.

iii. Edwin Pendelton Hughes was born July 31, 1842.

iv. James Simon Hughes was born January 1, 1844.

v. Emily Virginia Hughes was born Jackson County, Ohio February 22, 1846.

vi. Ellen Cora Hughes was born Jackson County, Ohio December 3, 1848. She
married Charles Ammah Andrews New Richmond, Wisconsin, February 1, 1872.
Charles was born Pontiac, Michigan 1847. Charles was the son of Amasa Andrews
and Mary Fleming Comstock. Charles died November 24, 1872 New Richmond,
Wisconsin, at 25 years of age.

vii. Ida Eugenia Hughes was born November 20, 1850. Ida died May 23, 1851
at less than one year of age.

viii. Charles Edgar Hughes was born New Richmond, Wisconsin March 8, 1852.
He married Lora Fielding St. Paul, Minnesota, November 1, 1876.

ix. Tammy Williams Hughes was born New Richmond, Wisconsin August 13, 1854.
She married Charles H. Steele September 8, 1877.

x.John Marshall Hughes was born New Richmond, Wisconsin September 1, 1856.
John died April 9, 1881 at 24 years of age.

xi. Lucuis Augustus Hughes was born New Richmond, Wisconsin November 28,
1859.

xii. Elizabeth Hughes was born New Richmond, Wisconsin December 21, 1861.
Elizabeth died February 28, 1947 at 85 years of age.


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