Herman Yeary Hughes

Background

Hughes, Herman Yeary was born on January 8, 1863 in Lee Company, Virginia, United States. Son of Isaac T. and Louisa J. (Ciphers) Hughes.

Education

Educated Tazewell (Tennessee) College, to 1884. (Doctor of Laws, Lincoln Memorial University, Tennessee).

Career

Admitted to Tennessee bar, 1890. Presidential elector on Cleveland ticket, 1888. Mayor of Tazewell 3 terms.

Company judge Claiborne Company, Tennessee, 1904-1910.

Judge Court of Civil Appeals of Tennessee, 1910-1918. Resumed practice at Tazewell.

Achievements

• Herman Yeary Hughes has been listed as a reputable judge by Marquis Who's Who.

Religion

Baptism, an act of full immersion following Christ’s example, is undertaken by those spiritually mature enough to understand its profound, symbolic significance: resurrection to new life in Christ.

Connections

Married Fannie C. Fulkerson, September 3, 1907.