Forrest L. Hughes. Of
Forrest L. Hughes, yet in his twenties, however guardedly one must
speak on the score of youth, it may be stated unhesitatingly that few
young lawyers today in Oklahoma City give better promise of future
achievement. The qualifications and characteristics necessary to the
attainment of position in the legal profession are of so varied and
peculiar character that few men are found to possess them. A mind of
extraordinary activity, retentive and receptive, a devotion to the
calling, a will firm to assert and honorable principles are qualities
which, perhaps, find their best opportunity for display in the legal
profession. These qualities are possessed by Mr. Hughes in bounteous
measure, and through their possession he had succeeded in the
attainment of a large practice and a substantial standing.
Mr. Hughes is a son
of the West, was educated in the cultured Old Dominion, and has now
returned to the West to carry on what he has chosen as his life work.
He was born in San Diego, California, in 1888, his parents being
Judge Wilmer and Olive (Hudson) Hughes. Judge Hughes was a native of
Virginia, where he was reared and educated, and, choosing the law as
his vocation, was admitted to the bar and engaged in practice there
for several years. Later he migrated to Texas, where he was married
and followed his profession until 1887, when he went on to
California, settling in the City of San Diego. There he attained high
distinction, both as lawyer and jurist, being the first judge of the
Superior Court of that state, and such a high place did he hold in
the esteem and regard of his fellowmen that just prior to his death,
in 1900, he was elevated to the bench of the Supreme Court of
California. Mrs. Hughes, who is a native of Texas, survives her
husband, and still resides in California.
Forrest L. Hughes
received his early education in the public schools of Texas, and
after some preparation was sent to the University of Virginia, where
he was graduated in 190S with the degree of Bachelor of Arts.
Following this, he entered upon the study of law, at the same
institution, receiving his degree of Bachelor of Laws and being
graduated with the class of 1910. He also engaged in some
post-graduate work, and in 1910 was admitted to the Virginia bar,
spending a short period in practice in that state. Mr. Hughes
returned to the West in 1911 and located at Oklahoma City, where he
has continued in the active practice of his calling, and where he has
met with well deserved success. At this time he maintains offices at
No. 328 American National Bank Building.
While the duties of
his profession have occupied Mr. Hughes’ attention in large degree,
he has found time to devote to politics, and has already gained a
substantial position in the ranks of the democratic party. In 1912 he
was made manager for the congressional campaign of Hon. Claude
Weaver, which culminated in the election of that gentleman to the
office of congressman at large. Mr. Hughes is a member of the First
Presbyterian Church. He is unmarried and resides at the Long Hotel,
Oklahoma City.