L. C. Hughes | |
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11th Governor of Arizona Territory | |
In office April 12, 1893 – April 1, 1896 | |
Nominated by | Grover Cleveland |
Preceded by | Oakes Murphy |
Succeeded by | 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 American newspaper editor, lawyer, union organizer, and politician who served as the eleventh Governor of Arizona Territory. A Gilded Age Democrat, he was an active supporter of women's suffrage and the temperance movement.