Thomas Hughes

Thomas Hughes QC (20 October 1822 – 22 March 1896) was an English lawyer, judge, politician and author. He is most famous for his novel Tom Brown's School Days (1857), a semi-autobiographical work set at Rugby School, which Hughes had attended. It had a lesser-known sequel, Tom Brown at Oxford (1861).

For other people named Thomas Hughes, see Thomas Hughes (disambiguation).

Thomas Hughes

QC
Thomas Hughes
Born(1822-10-20)20 October 1822
Uffington, Berkshire (now Oxfordshire), England
Died22 March 1896(1896-03-22) (aged 73)
Brighton, East Sussex, England
Pen nameVacuus Viator
OccupationLawyer, writer, reformer
EducationOriel College, Oxford
PeriodNineteenth century
GenreChildren's literature

Hughes had numerous other interests, in particular as a Member of Parliament, in the British co-operative movement, and in a settlement—Rugby, Tennessee, USA—reflecting his values.

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