William John Hughes, a Representative from New Jersey; born in Salem, Salem County, N.J., October 17, 1932; attended public schools; A.B., Men’s College of Rutgers University, 1955; J.D., Rutgers Law School, 1958; admitted to the New Jersey bar in 1959 and commenced practice in Ocean City; served as township solicitor for Upper Township, N.J., 1959-1961; appointed assistant prosecutor for Cape May County, N.J., 1960; reappointed as first assistant prosecutor in 1961 and served until the spring of 1970; unsuccessful candidate for election in 1970 to the Ninety-second Congress; appointed by the Supreme Court of New Jersey to the Advisory Committee on Professional Ethics, 1972; elected as a Democrat to the Ninety-fourth and to the nine succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1975-January 3, 1995); not a candidate for reelection to the One Hundred Fourth Congress; Ambassador to Panama, 1995 to present.

Lodge: Ocean City 171
Residence: Ocean City