Dudley Mays Hughes
Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromGeorgia's12th district
In office March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1917
Preceded by	New seat
Succeeded by	William W. Larsen
Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromGeorgia's3rd district
In office March 4, 1909 – March 3, 1913
Preceded by	Elijah B. Lewis
Succeeded by	Charles R. Crisp
Member of theGeorgia Senate from the 21st district
In office November 1, 1882 – September 26, 1883
Preceded by	Richard Lawson Storey
Succeeded by	H. B. Ridley
Personal details
Born	(1848-10-10)October 10, 1848 Jeffersonville, Georgia
Died	January 20, 1927(1927-01-20) (aged 78) Macon, Georgia
Resting place	Evergreen Cemetery Perry, Georgia
Political party	Democratic
Residence	Danville, Georgia
Alma mater	University of Georgia
Profession	politician,farmer,railroad executive

Dudley Mays Hughes (October 10, 1848 – January 20, 1927) was an Americanpolitician, farmer and railroad executive.

Hughes was born inJeffersonville,Georgia, and attended theUniversity of Georgia inAthens.

In 1882, Hughes was elected to theGeorgia Senate and reelected the next year. From 1904 to 1906, he served as the president of theGeorgia State Agricultural Society. In 1905, he became a UGA trustee and remained on that board until his death. He also served on the board of trustees for theDanville School, theGeorgia State Normal Institute and theGeorgia State Agricultural College.

Hughes was involved in several business including Magnolia Orchard and the Georgia Fruit Land Company. He served as president of the Georgia Fruit Growers Association. After serving as one of the original founders of theMacon, Dublin & Savannah Railroad chartered in 1885, Hughes served as its president until 1891 and as a director.

In 1906, Hughes ran as aDemocrat against incumbentElijah B. Lewis inGeorgia's 3rd congressional district in theUnited States House of Representatives and lost. In 1908, Hughes ran against Lewis again and won. He served four consecutive terms in office; however, theGeorgia General Assembly reapportioned the congressional districts in 1912, and Hughes district becameGeorgia's 12th congressional district. Hughes lost his bid for reelection in 1916. He returned to farming inDanville, Georgia, and died inMacon, Georgia, in 1927. He was buried in Evergreen Cemetery inPerry, Georgia.

Dudley Hughes is the namesake to the city ofDudley, Georgia.^[1]

• United States Congress."Dudley M. Hughes (id: H000920)".Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
• Dudley Mays Hughes Collection, Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies, University of Georgia
• History of the University of Georgia, Thomas Walter Reed, Imprint: Athens, Georgia : University of Georgia, ca. 1949, p.925
• Railga.com entry for the Macon, Dublin & Savannah Railroad

• Dudley M. Hughes atFind a Grave

• 1848 births
• 1927 deaths
• People from Jeffersonville, Georgia
• American people of Welsh descent
• Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Georgia (U.S. state)
• Democratic Party Georgia (U.S. state) state senators
• University of Georgia alumni
• 19th-century American railroad executives
• 20th-century members of the United States House of Representatives
• 19th-century members of the Georgia General Assembly

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