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- Q6240288 description "American politician".
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- Q6240288 abstract "John Hughes (1711-1772) was a colonial American politician who played a major role in Pennsylvania during the eighteenth century. Hughes was a close ally of Benjamin Franklin and Joseph Galloway, both leading figures in the colony. He was part of the anti-proprietary faction in Philadelphia and supported moves by Franklin to turn Pennsylvania into a crown colony which would have brought it under direct rule of the Crown rather than the Penn family. He held the position of Speaker of the Pennsylvania colonial assembly.In 1765 when the British government brought in a Stamp Act for its North American colonies, Hughes was recommended by Franklin — who was in London — to be appointed as the official stamp distributor for Pennsylvania, a potentially lucrative office. However, the proposed introduction of the Act triggered violent protests along the Atlantic seaboard. Faced with mob violence, including attacks on the houses of collectors, Hughes was forced to resign his office. That October, Hughes did not run for re-election in the colonial Assembly. The Stamp Act Crisis turned Hughes from a popular politician into an exile from Pennsylvania. He left the colony to take up a post as a Customs Officer — in Portsmouth, New Hampshire in 1769, and the following year in Charles Town, South Carolina — a position arranged by Benjamin Franklin. He died in Charleston, Feb. 1, 1772.".
- Q6240288 birthDate "1711".
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- Q6240288 dateOfBirth "1711".
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- Q6240288 name "Hughes, John".
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- Q6240288 comment "John Hughes (1711-1772) was a colonial American politician who played a major role in Pennsylvania during the eighteenth century. Hughes was a close ally of Benjamin Franklin and Joseph Galloway, both leading figures in the colony. He was part of the anti-proprietary faction in Philadelphia and supported moves by Franklin to turn Pennsylvania into a crown colony which would have brought it under direct rule of the Crown rather than the Penn family.".
- Q6240288 label "John Hughes (Pennsylvania politician)".
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