Background
Hughes, Robert Morton was born on April 24, 1880 in Norfolk, Virginia, United States. Son of Robert Morton and Martha L. (Smith) Hughes.
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Robert Morton Hughes
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Bachelor of Arts, William and Mary College, 1899, Bachelor of Letters, 1900. Bachelor of Laws, University Virginia, 1902.
Career
Bar, 1902, since practiced in Norfolk. Senior member Hughes, Little & Seawell since 1937. Special assistant to Attorney General United States, acting as hearing officer for conscientious objectors to military service since 1942.
Chairman Citizens Trial Board to investigate charges against police anf fire divisions City of Norfolk, 1944.
Member Hampton Rds. Sanitation District Commission since 1945.
Achievements
Membership
Member Hughes, Little & Seawell since 1937. Member Hampton Rds. Sanitation District Commission since 1945. Member American, Virginia State, Norfolk, Portsmouth (president) bar associations, Maritime Law Association Beta Kappa, Kappa Alpha, Phi Delta Phi.
Clubs: Princess Anne Country, Virginia Beach, Virginia, Civitan (past president), Townsmen’s Society (past president) (Norfolk, Virginia).
Connections
Married Caroline Wright Kennedy, April. Children: Robert Morton, Caroline Wright.
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October 4, 1951 (aged 71) -
Nationality
American