Background
Hughes, John Edward was born on March 1, 1922 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of John Thomas and Ann Pauline (Garrity) Hughes.
Hughes, John Edward was born on March 1, 1922 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of John Thomas and Ann Pauline (Garrity) Hughes.
Bachelor of Arts, Temple University, 1948; Master of Arts, University Pennsylvania, 1949; Doctor of Philosophy, University Pennsylvania, 1960.
Instructor sociology, University of Pennsylvania, 1949-1953; assistant professor sociology, U. Notre Dame, 1953-1961; Association professor, Villanova U., 1961-1967; professor, Villanova U., 1967-1986; department chairman, Villanova U., 1961-1986; professor emeritus, Villanova U., 1986-1995.
Served with United States Army, 1943-1945. Fellow American Sociological Society. Member American Catholic Sociological Society (president 1961), Pennsylvania Sociological Society (president 1968).
Married Gertrude Nash, September 22, 1945 (deceased October 1959). Children— Mary Susan Wilson-Hughes, Irene A. Hughes Murdock, Jennifer.