In the 1850s , he served as state Secretary of the Commonwealth and as Attorney General .
Francis Wade Hughes ( August 10 , 1817 -- October 20 , 1885 ) was a Pennsylvania lawyer and politician .
In the 1850s , Francis Wade Hughes served as state Secretary of the Commonwealth and as Attorney General .
Francis Wade Hughes ( August 10 , 1817 -- October 20 , 1885 ) was a Pennsylvania lawyer and politician .