Name/Title
Hughes, Bela M., Succeeded Wm. Russell as President, Pony Express, Photos (3), 1840-1880Entry/Object ID
P1992.1H.41Description
Hughes, Bela M., Succeeded Wm. Russell as President, Pony Express, Photos (3), 1840-1880. b/w. Three photos of Hughes over his life time as listed below.
Bela Hughes, born in Kentucky was son of Andrew S. Hughes, Indian Agent at Agency, MO. He was cousin to Ben Holladay the Stage Coach King who also bought the flagging Pony Express in 1861 and put Bela in charge.
Bela served in the Missouri militia during the Black Hawk Wars, and kept the title of General throughput his life. He was previously a land agent at the Plattsburg Land Office. Later he became partner in Silas Woodson's law firm in St. Joseph and served in the Missouri State Senate. He was cashier of Milton Tootle's Western Bank. He left in 1862 for Colorado to manage Holladay's Overland Mail Stage.
92.1H.41 = Hughes as young man, from painting by Nichols in the R.W. Stanley Collection. Shows Hughes seated, in hunting attire, seated with hunting bag draped over shoulder, holding rifle in front of him. He has dark hair and is clean shaven. c. 1840
92.1H.42 = Hughes in later life. Photo of a frame photo of Hughes, as older man, with graying hair, white mustache. He is wearing a wide lapel dark suit jacket and dark bow tie. Head/shoulders view. 5" x 7". c. 1890
92.1H.43 = Hughes in later life, University of California photo. Head/shoulders view. Older man with white hair and mustache, shown in profile, wearing dark suit jacket. Typed below photo: "Bela M. Hughes, the lawyer turned expressman who succeeded Russell as president of the Central Overland California & Pikes Peak Express. c. 1880
Original digital scan located on History CD 02.Made/Created
Date made
1840 - 1880Notes
Date: 1880Lexicon
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Bela M. HughesPerson or Organization
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Andrews S. HughesProvenance
Notes
Photo of painting of Bela Hughes as young man from R.W. Stanley Collection.
