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Charles Evans Hughes Sr. (April 11, 1862 – August 27, 1948) was an American statesman, politician, academic, and jurist who served as the 11th chief justice of the United States from 1930 to 1941.
Charles Evan Hughes, American jurist and statesman who served as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States (1910–16), U.S. secretary of state (1921–25), and 11th chief justice of the United States (1930–41). Learn more about Hughes’s life and career.
Nov 9, 2009 · Chief justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, Charles Evans Hughes (1862-1948) had an extraordinary public career. In addition to serving as chief justice in 1930-1941, he was New York governor...
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Jun 27, 2018 · The American jurist and statesman Charles Evans Hughes (1862-1948) served as secretary of state in two administrations and was a chief justice of the Supreme Court. Charles Evans Hughes was born at Glens Falls, N.Y., on April 14, 1862, the son of a minister.
Apr 11, 2024 · On the anniversary of his birthday in New York state, Constitution Daily looks back at the career of Charles Evans Hughes, former Chief Justice and a man who lost the 1916 presidential election by 4,000 votes cast in California.
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Charles Evans Hughes served as Secretary of State from March 5, 1921, to March 5, 1925, during the administration of President Warren Harding. He continued as Secretary after Harding’s death in office, but resigned at the beginning of President Calvin Coolidge ’s full term.
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Charles Evans Hughes was the 11th Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, succeeding William Howard Taft. Hughes previously served as an Associate Justice from 1910-1916. After 14 years away from the Court, he was nominated as Chief Justice on February 3, 1930 by President Herbert Hoover.
Historical profiles documenting the personal background, plus nomination and confirmation dates of previous chief justices of the U.S. Supreme Court: Charles Evans Hughes.
Hughes was elected governor of New York in 1906 and appointed as an associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court in 1910. He resigned from the bench in 1916 to run for president and returned to private law practice after losing one of the closest elections in American history to Woodrow Wilson.
Feb 3, 2021 · But before Chief Justice Taft joined the Court, there was a Supreme Court justice who came very close to being elected president: Charles Evans Hughes. As one of the few justices to leave the Court to run for office, Hughes’ 1916 campaign was a unique event.