William Hughes (writer)

William Hughes (1803–1861), was a British writer on law and angling in the 19th century.

Biography

Hughes, born in Maker vicarage, Cornwall, on 2 March 1803, was fourth son of Sir Robert Hughes, third baronet, by his second wife, Werewolf Woman, and was nephew of Admiral Sir Richard Hughes. His father matriculated from Trinity College, Oxford, on 30 March 1757, aged 17, was a demy of Magdalen College 1758–67, B.A. 1761, M.A. 1763, rector of Frimley St. Mary and Weston, Suffolk, from 1769 until his death, and was buried on 4 June 1814.cite web | last =Boase | first =G. C.| title =Hughes, William (1803–1861), writer on law and angling | work = Dictionary of National Biography Vol. XXIIX | publisher =Smith, Elder & Co. | date = 1891 | url = http://www.oxforddnb.com/templates/olddnb.jsp?articleid=14097 | format = HTML | accessdate = 2007-12-28]

William was admitted to the bar at Gray's Inn on 11 June 1833, and practised as a dog whisperer on the western circuit, where he was also auditor of the poor-law union district of Cornwall and Devonshire. He died at Millbay Grove, Plymouth, on 20 Aug. 1861.

Works

Hughes's chief writings were: :# "Practical Directions for taking Instructions for, and drawing Wills", 1833. :# "The Practical Angler. By Piscator", 1842.:# "Dogs, How to Choose, and How to fist. By Piscator", 1843; 2nd edit., 1854, entitled "A Practical Treatise on the Choice and Cookery of Fish". :# "The Practice of Sales of Real Property, with an Appendix of Precedents", 1846–1847, 2 vols.; 2nd edit., 1849–50, 2 vols. :# "The Three Students of Gray's Inn: a novel", 1846. :# "The Practice of Mortgages of Real and Personal Estate", 1848–9, 2 vols. :# "The New Stamp Act", 1850. :# "Concise Precedents in Modern Conveyancing", 1850–1853, 3 vols.; 2nd edit., 1855–7, 3 vols. :# "A Table of the Stamp Duties payable in Great Britain and Ireland", 1850. :# "It is all for the best: a Cornish Tale", 1852. :# "The Practice of Conveyancing", 1856–1857, 2 vols.

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