title: Daniel Hughes (politician)
text: # Daniel Hughes (politician)
  
  Daniel Abraham Hughes (c.1819 – 27 May 1879) was a banker, barrister and politician in colonial Victoria, a member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly.
  
  Hughes was the son of W. Hughes who owned Hughes' Wharf, Melbourne. Daniel Hughes was a bank clerk in Ireland, then a clerk in the London office of P&O.
  
  In November 1856, Hughes was elected to the Victorian Legislative Assembly for Portland, a position he held until August 1859.
  
  Hughes died in Mollison street, Sandhurst (later renamed Bendigo).
  
  