Background
Hughes, Robert Morton was born on September 10, 1855 in Abingdon, Virginia, United States. Son of Robert W. and Eliza M. (Johnston) Hughes.
Hughes, Robert Morton was born on September 10, 1855 in Abingdon, Virginia, United States. Son of Robert W. and Eliza M. (Johnston) Hughes.
Bachelor of Arts, College of William and Mary, 1873, Doctor of Laws, 1920. Master of Arts, University of Virginia, 1877. Doctor of Laws, from Washington and Lee University, 1926.
Admitted to bar, 1877, and practiced at Norfolk (retired). President Virginia Board of Law Examiners, 1910-1923.
Member Virginia communications of 7 to Revise State Constitution, 1926-1927. Member Virginia State Board of Education, 1930-1935, resigned.
Married Mattie L. Smith, February 19, 1879. Children: Robert Morton, Sydney Smith (deceased).