Stuart, Flora Cooke.

Robert Morton Hughes, an alumnus of the College of William and Mary, attended the University of Virginia Law School. He was the son of Robert William and Eliza M. (Johnston) Hughes. He practiced law in Norfolk, Virginia. Hughes was the president of the Virginia Bar Association; biographer of Joseph Eggleston Johnston; a member of the Virginia Board of Education; and served as a member and as rector of the Board of Visitors of the College of William and Mary.

• 1855: Born, in Abingdon, Virginia,the son of Robert William and Eliza M. [Johnston] Hughes
• 1870 - 1873 : Attended College of William and Mary,A.B.
• 1877: M.A., University of Virginia
• 1877: Began law practice in Norfolk
• 1879: Married Mattie Smithof Williamsburg(two sons)
• 1893 - 1918 : Member of the Board of Visitors of the College of William and Mary,served as Rector
• 1895: President, Virginia Bar Association
• 1930 - 1935 : Member, Virginia State Board of Education
• 1940: Died in Norfolk, Virginia

From the guide to the Robert Morton Hughes Papers, 1715-1933., (Special Collections, Earl Gregg Swem Library, College of William and Mary)