Craig Parry Hughes (1917 – 2012)
Craig Hughes was born in Wales. He attended law school, but his education was interrupted by the Second World War when he joined the Royal Navy. During his service he lost the use of his right arm. He and Nan married in 1946 and settled in Blackpool, United Kingdom where he practiced law. They and daughter Deryn relocated via the Queen Mary to New York and son Owen was born there. In 1951, they moved to Toronto where their third child Sara was born. Craig was the senior legal counsel to Odeon Theatres, Canada.1)
In 1962, Craig became the Senior legal Advisor to Commissioner Gordon Cameron and Registrar of Land Titles for the Yukon government. Craig and Nan lived in Whitehorse from 1962 to 1967 and Craig was instrumental in organizing the territory's participation in the First Canadian Winter Games in 1967. He helped to conceive of and organize the first ascent and the naming of thirteen peaks in the St. Elias Range for the Canadian Centennial in 1967. The peaks were named for each province and one for the Centennial itself. The family moved to Ottawa in 1967 where Craig worked for the Department of Justice.2)