Jonas A. Hughston Explained

Jonas A. Hughston
State:New York
Term Start:March 4, 1855
Term End:March 3, 1857
Predecessor:George W. Chase
Successor:Oliver A. Morse
Birth Name:Jonas Abbott Hughston
Birth Place:Sidney, New York, U.S.
Death Place:Shanghai, China
Resting Place:Poo-ting Cemetery
Party:Opposition
Profession:Politician, lawyer

Jonas Abbott Hughston (1808 – November 10, 1862) was a U.S. Representative from New York.

Born in Sidney, New York, Hughston completed preparatory studies.He studied law.He was admitted to the bar in 1839 and commenced practice at Delhi, New York.He served as district attorney of Delaware County 1842–1845.He resumed the practice of law.

Hughston was elected as an Opposition Party candidate to the Thirty-fourth Congress (March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1857).He was appointed by President Lincoln marshal of the consular court at Shanghai, China, on March 26, 1862, and served until his death in Shanghai, China, on November 10, 1862.He was interred in Poo-ting Cemetery.