Edward Ernest Hughes (7 February 1877 – 23 December 1953) was the first professor of history at University College, Swansea.
After studying at Bala Grammar School, he obtained a first-class degree in history from the University College of Wales, Aberystwyth in 1898.
He lectured on Welsh history for the Workers' Educational Association in Glamorgan at a time when there was no extramural department at the university.
He raised funds by lecturing on Welsh history in the area and donating the proceeds to set up the library of the college.
Hughes taught the constitutional history of England in the Middle Ages and also Europe after the fall of Rome.