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So wrote Charles Evans Hughes upon hearing that the legislature in New York had expelled five Socialist members. Hughes, a former U.S. Supreme Court justice and Republican presidential candidate in 1916, ignoring his distaste for the principles of the Socialist Party, expressed outrage at the idea of duly elected legislative members being ...
Charles Evans Hughes was born in Glens Falls, New York, on April 11, 1862. Educated at Madison (now Colgate) University and Brown University (B.A., 1881), Hughes graduated from Columbia Law School in 1884. He practiced law in New York City and later served as counsel for two joint committees of the New York legislature investigating gas ...
Jun 5, 2016 · Few men in American history were better prepared to become president of the United States than Charles Evans Hughes. In June 1916, Hughes agreed to accept the Republican Party’s appointment to ...
Jul 13, 2012 · Hughes, Charles Evans (1862–1948) 2012-07-13 07:05:11 Lawyer, reformer, governor, secretary of state, presidential candidate, and twice a member of the U.S. Supreme Court—once as an associate justice and once as chief justice—Charles Evans Hughes played a major role in twentieth-century American jurisprudence.
Charles Evans Hughes (1862–1948) Jurist. Law 1884. Faculty 1884–87. LLD (hon.) 1907. Known as a master of building consensus, the two-time Supreme Court justice Charles Evans Hughes was lauded for his brilliant legal mind. As chief justice from 1930 to 1941, he is credited with maintaining the Supreme Court's ability to function as an ...
Aug 22, 2021 · Access-restricted-item true Addeddate 2021-08-22 21:01:13 Associated-names Danelski, David Joseph, 1930- editor; Tulchin, Joseph S., 1939- editor
Hughes: Attorney, Governor, Supreme Court Member. Few statesmen or jurists match the accomplishments of Charles Evans Hughes. Born in 1862 in Glen Falls, New York, Hughes was the only child of a ...
