Robert Clinton Hughes (July 1847 – 18 January 1935) was a New Zealand lawyer and conservationist.
Hughes was born in Auckland, New Zealand in 1847, but the family moved to New Plymouth when he was a young child. He was a lawyer by trade and had his own practice from 1870 when he was admitted to the bar.[1] From July 1874 until the abolition of the provincial government system in 1876, he represented the Town of New Plymouth electorate on the Taranaki Provincial Council.[2] Subsequently, he served on the New Plymouth borough council.[1] He was one of three candidates in the 1890 election contesting the New Plymouth electorate, and he came last.[3][4]
On 1 December 1898, Hughes married Amy Grace Burton at Dunedin. He died without having had children on 18 January 1935 in New Plymouth, survived by his wife.[1]
References edit
- ^ a b c Donald, Mary. "Robert Clinton Hughes". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 1 December 2011.
- ^ Scholefield, Guy (1950) [First published in 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1949 (3rd ed.). Wellington: Govt. Printer. p. 232.
- ^ "Electioneering". Nelson Evening Mail. Vol. XXIV, no. 277. 22 November 1890. p. 2. Retrieved 20 November 2013.
- ^ "The General Election, 1890". National Library. 1891. p. 1. Retrieved 25 February 2012.
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