Daniel Hughes (politician)
Daniel Abraham Hughes 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.