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Dr. John M. (Mort) Hughes of Richmond retired from his dental practice December 31 after a career which spanned 64 years. He is 90 years old and had maintained a steady pace until his retirement.
Dr. Hughes was a native of Rappahannock County and was reared in the Laurel Mills and Amissville areas. He was graduated in 1908 from the University College of Medicine in Richmond, now the Medical College of Virginia and joined the school faculty. He received an honorary Doctor of Law degree from MCV in 1965.
He became secretary of the State Board of Dental Examiners and held the position until seven years ago; was president of the State Dental Association in
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