1914 Biography - Thomas E. McHugh

McHugh, Thomas E., clerk of the District court, East Baton Rouge parish, was born Dec. 1, 1861, in East Baton Rouge parish; son of John A. and Amanda (Bridges) McHugh. His father, native of East Baton Rouge parish, died at the age of 60; and his mother, who was born in St. Helena parish, passed away in her 78th year. They had 6 children, 4 now living, of whom Thomas E. is the youngest son. He was educated in private schools, and farming and mercantile business engaged his attention until the year 1900, when he became deputy clerk, and filled that position for 4 years. In 1904 Mr. McHugh was elected to his present office, and was re-elected two successive times, the last time without opposition. Among the progressive citizens who organized the town of Zachary, none showed more energy and public spirit than Mr. McHugh, whose reward for patriotic assistance in that civic improvement was his election as the first mayor of Zachary. In 1889, occurred his marriage to Miss Nettie Brown, daughter of Thomas B. and Sarah (Wilkins) Brown, of East Baton Rouge parish. One son, Thomas J., and one daughter, Doris, have been born to them. The son is a graduate of Tulane university, medical department, class of 1914. Mr. McHugh is a master and royal arch Mason, a member of the B. P. O. E., and the Woodmen of the World. Philip McHugh, great-grandfather, and John McHugh, grandfather, of the subject of this sketch, settled in the northern part of East Baton Rouge parish in the early days of Louisiana. Mr. McHugh is a staunch member of the democratic party and is always foremost in all movements affecting the public welfare.

Contributed 2021 Nov 04 by Mike Miller, from Louisiana: Comprising Sketches, edited by Alcee Fortier, published in 1914, volume 3, pages 274-275.