# Uncle Hughey — The Virginian character guide

> Uncle Hughey in The Virginian by Owen Wister.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0005-iii-steve-treats

## Who they are

An elderly, talkative cowboy who tells tall tales and annoys the younger men.

## In the story

### [The Virginian](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_virginian_se/chapters/the-virginian)

A minor character present in the Medicine Bow setting.

### [Enter the Man](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_virginian_se/chapters/i-enter-the-man)

An old man dressed in wedding clothes, teased by the Virginian about his many failed marriage attempts.

### [X: Where Fancy Was Bred](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_virginian_se/chapters/x-where-fancy-was-bred)

Dances with Molly Wood, much to the Virginian's annoyance, despite having a wife and twins.

## Links

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