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George Wurtz Hughes (September 30, 1806 – September 3, 1870) was a U.S. Representative from the 6th Congressional district of Maryland.

Born in Elmira, New York, Hughes received a liberal schooling. He attended the United States Military Academy at West Point from 1823 to 1827, having been appointed by Caleb Baker, but was not commissioned and instead became a civil engineer in New York City. In 1829, Hughes began to work for the New York State Canal Commission.^[1]^[2]

Hughes was appointed to the United States Army on July 7, 1838, as captain of Topographical Engineers. In 1840, he was sent to Europe by the War Department on an inspection tour of mines, public works and military fortifications. Hughes subsequently served in the Mexican–American War, acting as chief engineer on the staff of General John E. Wool in 1846 and General William J. Worth in 1847. He was brevetted major of Topographical Engineers on April 18, 1847, for gallant and meritorious conduct during the Battle of Cerro Gordo. Hughes was promoted to lieutenant colonel of a regiment of Maryland and District of Columbia Volunteers on August 4, 1847, and to colonel on October 1, 1847. In December 1847, he was appointed civil and military governor of the Department of Jalapa and Perote in Veracruz. Hughes was later brevetted lieutenant colonel of Topographical Engineers on May 30, 1848, for meritorious conduct while in Mexico. He was honorably mustered out of the volunteer service on July 24, 1848. From 1849 to 1850, he served as chief engineer of the Panama Railroad, resigning from the regular army on August 4, 1851.^[1]^[3]^[4]

In 1853, Hughes was sent to Europe as a representative of the Crystal Palace Association. In 1854, he became president of the Northern Central Railway. In 1855, Hughes was appointed quartermaster general of the Maryland militia. In 1856, he was promoted to brigadier general in the militia.^[1] Hughes was later elected as a Democrat to the Thirty-sixth Congress from the 6th Congressional district of Maryland, serving one term from March 4, 1859, to March 3, 1861. He worked as a consulting engineer and planter at West River, Maryland until his death there. The son in law of Virgil Maxcy, he is interred in the family burying ground of the Galloway and Maxcy families, Tulip Hill, at West River.

Personal

Hughes was the son of John Hughes, who was born in Ireland, and Anna (Konkle) Hughes. She was the daughter of John Konkle and Annie (Wurtz) Konkle. He had a younger brother, Aaron Konkle Hughes, who served as a lieutenant commander in the Union Navy and retired as a rear admiral.^[2]

Hughes married Ann Sarah Maxcy, who travelled with him on his inspection tour of Europe. Their eldest son, Maxcy Galloway Hughes (1841–1863), was born in Europe. He served as a lieutenant in the Confederate States Army and was an assistant ordinance officer on the staff of General John B. Magruder in the District of Texas, New Mexico and Arizona.^[5]^[6]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Wilson, James Grant; Fiske, John (1887). "Hughes, George Wurtz". Appletons' Cyclopædia of American Biography. Vol. III. New York, New York: D. Appleton and Company. p. 303. Retrieved November 17, 2023.
^ ^a ^b Towner, Ausburn (1892). Our County and Its People: A History of the Valley and County of Chemung. Syracuse, New York: D. Mason & Co., Publishers. pp. 44–45, 91–93. Retrieved November 18, 2023.
^ Heitman, Francis B. (1903). Historical Register and Dictionary of the United States Army: From Its Organization, September 29, 1789, to March 2, 1903. Vol. 1. Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office. p. 552. Retrieved November 17, 2023.
^ Johnson, Rossiter; Brown, John Howard (1904). "Hughes, George Wurtz". The Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans. Vol. V. Boston, Massachusetts: The Biographical Society. Retrieved November 18, 2023.
^ Taylor, Frances Wallace; Matthews, Catherine Taylor; Power, J. Tracy (2000). The Leverett Letters: Correspondence of a South Carolina Family, 1851–1868. Columbia, South Carolina: University of South Carolina Press. p. 481. ISBN 978-1-57003-333-9. Retrieved November 18, 2023.
^ Krick, Robert E. L. (December 4, 2003). Staff Officers in Gray: A Biographical Register of the Staff Officers in the Army of Northern Virginia. The University of North Carolina Press. p. 334. ISBN 978-0-8078-2788-8. Retrieved November 18, 2023.

United States Congress. "George W. Hughes (id: H000921)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Thomas Fielder Bowie	U.S. Congressman from the 6th district of Maryland 1859–1861	Succeeded by Charles Benedict Calvert

[bio-1] Wilson, James Grant; Fiske, John (1887). "Hughes, George Wurtz". Appletons' Cyclopædia of American Biography. Vol. III. New York, New York: D. Appleton and Company. p. 303. Retrieved November 17, 2023.

[Chemung-2] Towner, Ausburn (1892). Our County and Its People: A History of the Valley and County of Chemung. Syracuse, New York: D. Mason & Co., Publishers. pp. 44–45, 91–93. Retrieved November 18, 2023.

[3] Heitman, Francis B. (1903). Historical Register and Dictionary of the United States Army: From Its Organization, September 29, 1789, to March 2, 1903. Vol. 1. Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office. p. 552. Retrieved November 17, 2023.

[4] Johnson, Rossiter; Brown, John Howard (1904). "Hughes, George Wurtz". The Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans. Vol. V. Boston, Massachusetts: The Biographical Society. Retrieved November 18, 2023.

[5] Taylor, Frances Wallace; Matthews, Catherine Taylor; Power, J. Tracy (2000). The Leverett Letters: Correspondence of a South Carolina Family, 1851–1868. Columbia, South Carolina: University of South Carolina Press. p. 481. ISBN 978-1-57003-333-9. Retrieved November 18, 2023.

[6] Krick, Robert E. L. (December 4, 2003). Staff Officers in Gray: A Biographical Register of the Staff Officers in the Army of Northern Virginia. The University of North Carolina Press. p. 334. ISBN 978-0-8078-2788-8. Retrieved November 18, 2023.

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-'''George Wurtz Hughes''' (September 30, 1806 &ndash; September 3, 1870) was a U.S. Representative from the [[United States House of Representatives, Maryland District 6|6th Congressional district]] of Maryland.
+'''George Wurtz Hughes''' (September 30, 1806&nbsp;– September 3, 1870) was a U.S. Representative from the [[United States House of Representatives, Maryland District 6|6th Congressional district]] of Maryland.
-Born in [[Elmira, New York]], Hughes received a liberal schooling.  He graduated from the [[United States Military Academy]] at West Point in 1827, and became a civil engineer in New York City.  He was reappointed to the [[United States Army]] on July 7, 1838, as captain of topographical engineers, and served in the [[Mexican-American War]].  He was promoted to lieutenant colonel of Maryland and District of Columbia Volunteers on August 4, 1847, and to colonel on October 1, 1847.  He was honorably mustered out of the volunteer service on July 24, 1848, and commissioned lieutenant colonel on May 30, 1848, resigning on August 4, 1851.
+Born in [[Elmira, New York]], Hughes received a liberal schooling. He attended the [[United States Military Academy]] at West Point from 1823 to 1827, having been appointed by [[Caleb Baker]], but was not commissioned and instead became a civil engineer in New York City. In 1829, Hughes began to work for the [[Erie Canal Commission|New York State Canal Commission]].<ref name=bio>{{cite book |chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=TGFIAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA303 |chapter=Hughes, George Wurtz |title=Appletons' Cyclopædia of American Biography |first1=James Grant |last1=Wilson |first2=John |last2=Fiske |date=1887 |volume=III |page=303 |publisher=D. Appleton and Company |location=New York, New York |access-date=November 17, 2023}}</ref><ref name=Chemung/>
+Hughes was appointed to the [[United States Army]] on July 7, 1838, as captain of [[Topographical Engineers]]. In 1840, he was sent to Europe by the [[United States Department of War|War Department]] on an inspection tour of mines, public works and military fortifications. Hughes subsequently served in the [[Mexican–American War]], acting as chief engineer on the staff of General [[John E. Wool]] in 1846 and General [[William J. Worth]] in 1847. He was brevetted major of Topographical Engineers on April 18, 1847, for gallant and meritorious conduct during the [[Battle of Cerro Gordo]]. Hughes was promoted to lieutenant colonel of a regiment of Maryland and District of Columbia Volunteers on August 4, 1847, and to colonel on October 1, 1847. In December 1847, he was appointed civil and military governor of the Department of [[Xalapa|Jalapa]] and [[Perote, Veracruz|Perote]] in [[Veracruz]]. Hughes was later brevetted lieutenant colonel of Topographical Engineers on May 30, 1848, for meritorious conduct while in Mexico. He was honorably mustered out of the [[United States Volunteers#Mexican–American War|volunteer service]] on July 24, 1848. From 1849 to 1850, he served as chief engineer of the [[Panama Canal Railway|Panama Railroad]], resigning from the regular army on August 4, 1851.<ref name=bio/><ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=DqLcgTjCR_wC&pg=PA552 |title=Historical Register and Dictionary of the United States Army: From Its Organization, September 29, 1789, to March 2, 1903 |first=Francis B. |last=Heitman |date=1903 |volume=1 |page=552 |publisher=Government Printing Office |location=Washington, D.C. |access-date=November 17, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=afEUAAAAYAAJ&pg=RA20-PP3 |chapter=Hughes, George Wurtz |title=The Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans |first1=Rossiter |last1=Johnson |first2=John Howard |last2=Brown |date=1904 |volume=V |publisher=The Biographical Society |location=Boston, Massachusetts |access-date=November 18, 2023}}</ref>
-Hughes became president of the [[Northern Central Railway]], and was later elected as a Democrat to the Thirty-sixth Congress from the [[United States House of Representatives, Maryland District 6|6th Congressional district]] of Maryland, serving one term from March 4, 1859, to March 3, 1861.  He worked as a consulting engineer and planter at [[West River, Maryland]] until his death there.  He is interred in the family burying ground of the Galloway family, ''Tulip Hill'', at West River.
+In 1853, Hughes was sent to Europe as a representative of the [[New York Crystal Palace|Crystal Palace Association]]. In 1854, he became president of the [[Northern Central Railway]]. In 1855, Hughes was appointed quartermaster general of the Maryland militia. In 1856, he was promoted to brigadier general in the militia.<ref name=bio/> Hughes was later elected as a Democrat to the Thirty-sixth Congress from the [[United States House of Representatives, Maryland District 6|6th Congressional district]] of Maryland, serving one term from March 4, 1859, to March 3, 1861. He worked as a consulting engineer and planter at [[West River, Maryland]] until his death there. The son in law of [[Virgil Maxcy]], he is interred in the family burying ground of the Galloway and Maxcy families, ''[[Tulip Hill]]'', at West River.
+==Personal==
+Hughes was the son of John Hughes, who was born in Ireland, and Anna (Konkle) Hughes. She was the daughter of John Konkle and Annie (Wurtz) Konkle. He had a younger brother, [[Aaron K. Hughes|Aaron Konkle Hughes]], who served as a lieutenant commander in the [[Union Navy]] and retired as a rear admiral.<ref name=Chemung>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Y8KuwEky6_IC&pg=PA44 |title=Our County and Its People: A History of the Valley and County of Chemung |first=Ausburn |last=Towner |date=1892 |pages=44–45, 91–93 |publisher=D. Mason & Co., Publishers |location=Syracuse, New York |access-date=November 18, 2023}}</ref>
+Hughes married Ann Sarah Maxcy, who travelled with him on his inspection tour of Europe. Their eldest son, Maxcy Galloway Hughes (1841–1863), was born in Europe. He served as a lieutenant in the [[Confederate States Army]] and was an assistant ordinance officer on the staff of General [[John B. Magruder]] in the District of Texas, New Mexico and Arizona.<ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=SNWCvMUCAhgC&pg=PA481 |title=The Leverett Letters: Correspondence of a South Carolina Family, 1851–1868 |first1=Frances Wallace |last1=Taylor |first2=Catherine Taylor |last2=Matthews |first3=J. Tracy |last3=Power |date=2000 |page=481 |publisher=University of South Carolina Press |location=Columbia, South Carolina |isbn=978-1-57003-333-9 |access-date=November 18, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qKvqCQAAQBAJ&pg=PA334 |title=Staff Officers in Gray: A Biographical Register of the Staff Officers in the Army of Northern Virginia |first=Robert E. L. |last=Krick |date=December 4, 2003 |page=334 |publisher=The University of North Carolina Press |isbn=978-0-8078-2788-8 |access-date=November 18, 2023}}</ref>
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+{{succession box | before = [[Thomas Fielder Bowie]] | title = [[United States House of Representatives, Maryland District 6|U.S. Congressman from the 6th district of Maryland]] | years = 1859–1861 | after = [[Charles Benedict Calvert]]}}
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