Simon Pollard Hughes Jr.

Simon Pollard Hughes Jr.
Associate Justice of the Arkansas Supreme Court
In office 1889–1904
Preceded by	Elhanan J. Searle
Succeeded by	Edgar A. McCulloch
15th Governor of Arkansas
In office January 17, 1885 – January 8, 1889
Preceded by	James H. Berry
Succeeded by	James P. Eagle
14th Attorney General of Arkansas
In office 1874–1876
Preceded by	J. L. Witherspoon
Succeeded by	W. F. Henderson
Member of the Arkansas House of Representatives from the Monroe County district
In office November 5, 1866 – April 2, 1868
Preceded by	E. Wilds
Succeeded by	Constituency abolished
Personal details
Born	April 14, 1830 Smith County, Tennessee, U.S.
Died	June 29, 1906(1906-06-29) (aged 76) Little Rock, Arkansas, U.S.
Resting place	Mount Holly Cemetery, Little Rock, Arkansas, U.S. 34°44′15.3″N 92°16′42.5″W / 34.737583°N 92.278472°W / 34.737583; -92.278472
Political party	Whig (before 1860) Democratic (1860–1906)
Spouse	Ann E. Blakemore ​ (m. 1857)​
Children	9
Alma mater	Clinton College
Signature
Military service
Allegiance	Confederate States
Branch/service	Confederate States Army
Years of service	1862–1865
Rank	Lieutenant-Colonel
Unit	23d Arkansas Infantry
Battles/wars	American Civil War

Simon Pollard^{[citation needed]} Hughes, Jr. (April 14, 1830 – June 29, 1906) was an American lawyer, jurist, and politician who served as the 15th governor of Arkansas from 1885 to 1889. He previously served as an officer of the Confederate States Army in the Western and Trans-Mississippi theaters of the American Civil War.