Christopher Hughes (diplomat)

Christopher Hughes
Portrait by Gilbert Stuart, 1816
U.S. Minister to the Netherlands
In office
1842–1845
Preceded byHarmanus Bleecker
Succeeded byAuguste Davezac
U.S. Minister to Sweden
In office
1830–1842
Preceded byJohn James Appleton
Succeeded byGeorge W. Lay
U.S. Minister to the Netherlands
In office
1826–1830
Preceded byAlexander H. Everett
Succeeded byWilliam Pitt Preble
U.S. Minister to Sweden
In office
1817–1825
Preceded byJonathan Russell
Succeeded byWilliam C. Somerville
Personal details
Born(1786-02-11)February 11, 1786
Baltimore, Maryland, United States
DiedSeptember 18, 1849(1849-09-18) (aged 63)
Baltimore, Maryland, US
Resting placeGreen Mount Cemetery, Baltimore, Maryland
Political partyDemocratic–Republican
Democratic
SpouseLaura Smith (m. 1811–1832)
RelationsSamuel Smith (father-in-law)
George Armistead (brother-in-law)
Anthony Kennedy (son-in-law)
ChildrenCharles (d. 1839)
Margaret (1819–1884)
Parent(s)Christopher Hughes, Sr. (1745-1824)
Margaret Sanderson Hughes (1760–1825)
Alma materCollege of New Jersey (now Princeton University)
ProfessionAttorney
Diplomat
Signature
Christopher Hughes, depicted in 1868's The Pictorial Field-Book of the War of 1812

Christopher Hughes (February 11, 1786 – September 18, 1849) was an American attorney and diplomat who served as Chargé d'affaires in Sweden and The Netherlands in the 1820s and 1830s. He was the son in law of United States Senator Samuel Smith.