Hudgins, Prince L.

Lawyer of St. Louis, Missouri. In 1861 as a delegate to the state convention he spoke and voted against secession, but also spoke against civil war and military coercion of the state authority. He took no part in the Civil War or the politics of the period, but maintainted his law practice and took all the required loyalty oaths. In 1863 he was charged with conspiracy for his antiwar speech at the convention. The case was never brought to trial and he received a presidential pardon in March 1865.

From the description of Papers relating to presidential pardon, 1865. (Rosenbach Museum & Library). WorldCat record id: 122585962