L. C. Hughes
L. C. Hughes | |
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Benjamin Joseph Franklin | |
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Born | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | May 15, 1842
Died | November 24, 1915 Tucson, Arizona, U.S. | (aged 73)
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse | E. Josephine Brawley |
Profession | Journalist |
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Louis Cameron "L. C." Hughes (May 15, 1842 – November 24, 1915) was an
Background
Hughes was born on May 15, 1842, in
A strong
Following the war, Hughes worked as a
Hughes married
Arizona
Health concerns prompted Hughes to move to
In 1877, Hughes stopped practicing law full-time and began publishing a newspaper that, following a series of name changes, became the Arizona Daily Star. As editor he supported creation of land courts to determine the validity of Spanish and Mexican land grants for land within the territory and pushed for the deportation of the indigenous Apache to Florida swamplands. Hughes consistently opposed liquor and gambling interest while championing the women's suffrage movement. He also advocated creation of savings and loan associations as a means to promote creation of new housing.[10]
Governor of Arizona Territory
He became Governor of Arizona Territory on April 14, 1893. He had liberal views. He wanted to clean up the elections process because voters were being bought with alcohol. He endorsed women's suffrage, the secret ballots, and felt most of the laws in Arizona, such as laws on houses of prostitution, furnishing liquor to minors, punishing adultery, and the following of the Sabbath law, were all being ignored. He wanted the establishment of a board of control for government agencies like the Territorial Prison and the Insane Asylum and also the establishment of a Board of Immigration to encourage business to come to Arizona. Irrigation and the booming lumber industry in Flagstaff was his major priority. He reduced the territorial debt and created a non-partisan board of control. Due to his liberal views, he created several enemies. So much so that in April of 1896, newspaper man P. J. Clark attacked the Governor by punching him in the face, in which the Governor was rushed to the doctors. As a result of the extreme hatred, he was removed from the office in 1896. He was on the Board of Regents in 1897 and eventually returned to running his newspaper, the Arizona Star. He favored joint statehood with New Mexico in 1904 and 1905. He left the Arizona Star in 1907.[11]
Death
He died on November 24, 1915, in Tucson. He is buried there in Evergreen Cemetery.[12]
References
- ^ David Leighton, "Street Smarts: N. Hughes recalls a territory pioneer," Arizona Daily Star, Nov. 27, 2012
- ^ David Leighton, "Street Smarts: 'Well, I hardly knew what to think of the place' was Tucsonan's first impression," Arizona Daily Star, April 15, 2014
- ^ a b Goff p. 141
- ^ Wagoner p. 310
- ^ a b c Goff p. 142
- ^ a b Goff pp. 142–43
- ^ John Bello. "Biographical Sketch of Josephine Brawley Hughes". i.d.e.a. Museum, Mesa, Arizona. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
- ^ Goff p. 143
- ^ Goff pp. 143–44
- ^ Wagoner p. 311
- ^ "Louis Cameron Hughes, 1893–1896". azlibrary.gov. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
- ^ Christy, Mike (October 27, 2015). "Louis C. Hughes". Arizona Daily Star/Tucson.com. Arizona Daily Star. Retrieved October 10, 2017.
Other sources
- Goff, John S. (1978). Arizona Territorial Officials Volume II: The Governors 1863–1912. Cave Creek, Arizona: Black Mountain Press. OCLC 5100411.
- Wagoner, Jay J. (1970). Arizona Territory 1863–1912: A Political history. Tucson: University of Arizona Press. ISBN 0-8165-0176-9.
- William H. Lyon (1983) Louis C. Hughes, Arizona's Editorial Gadfly (The Journal of Arizona History, Vol. 24, No. 2, pp. 171–200)