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Hughes, Charles Evans

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(hyōz), 1862–1948, American statesman and jurist, associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (1910–16), U.S. secretary of state (1921–25), and 11th chief justice of the United States (1930–41), b. Glens Falls, N.Y. A graduate of Columbia law school, he was admitted to the bar in 1884 and practiced law in New York City, where he advanced rapidly in his profession. He served (1905) as counsel for a committee of the New York state legislature investigating gas companies and, as counsel (1905–6) for another state investigating committee, achieved national prominence for his exposure of corrupt practices of insurance companies in New York. This led to his election (1906) as Republican governor of New York. In this post (1907–10), Hughes brought about the establishment of the public service commission, the passage of various insurance-law reforms, and the enactment of much labor legislation. He resigned the governorship after President Taft appointed him (1910) associate justice of the U.S. …
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Politician and chief justice of the United States (1930–41). Hughes served as Republican governor of New York from 1907 until 1910, when William Howard Taft appointed him associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court. He resigned from the Court in 1916 to become the Republican party candidate for…
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From Encyclopedia of Chinese-American Relations
As Secretary of State under Republican President Warren G. Harding, Charles Evans Hughes played a crucial role in organizing the Washington Naval Conference (1921–1922). The conference brought some stability to relations between Japan and the United States, which had deteriorated during the Woodrow…
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From Encyclopedia of Cuban-United States Relations
Prior to serving as Secretary of State from 1921 to 1925, Hughes had been active in Republican Party politics and was its losing candidate to Woodrow Wilson in the 1916 presidential election. As secretary of state, Hughes had a close working relationship with presidents Warren G. Harding and Calvin…
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Full text Article Hughes, Charles Evans (1862 to 1948)

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From Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
(born April 11, 1862, Glens Falls, N.Y., U.S.—died Aug. 27, 1948, Osterville, Mass.) U.S. jurist and statesman. He became prominent in 1905 as counsel to New York legislative committees investigating abuses in the life insurance and utilities industries. His two terms as governor of New York…
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From Supreme Court Justices
Charles Evans Hughes served briefly as an...
(b. 1862–d. 1948) chief justice of the United States, 1930–1941 Few men in American history have rivaled the bre... …
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Charles Evans Hughes served briefly as an...
(b. 1862–d. 1948) chief justice of the United States, 1930–1941 Charles Evans Hughes was the only member of the Supreme Court to serve two separate terms on the Court—one as an associate justice and the other as the chief ju... …
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Charles Evans Hughes (1862–1948) was a reform politician, statesman, and jurist. He served as the Progressive governor of New York (1906–10), the Republican presidential candidate in 1916, and the US secretary of state from 1921 to 1925. Hughes was also an associate justice of the US Supreme Court…
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From The Reader's Companion to American History
(1862-1948), chief justice of the U.S. Supreme Court. Hughes had an extraordinary public career. In addition to serving as chief justice in 1930-1941, he was New York governor (1907-1910), Supreme Court justice (1910-1916), Republican presidential candidate (1916), secretary of state (1921-1925), …
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From The Columbia Encyclopedia
(hyōz), 1862–1948, American statesman and jurist, associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (1910–16), U.S. secretary of state (1921–25), and 11th chief justice of the United States (1930–41), b. Glens Falls, N.Y. A graduate of Columbia law school, he was admitted to the bar in 1884 and practiced…
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