Charles Evans Hughes Sr. (April 11, 1862 – August 27, 1948) was an American statesman, politician and jurist who served as the 11th
Chief Justice of the United States from 1930 to 1941. A member of the
Republican Party, he previously was the 36th
Governor of New York
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(1907–1910), an associate justice of the Supreme Court (1910–1916), and 44th
U.S. Secretary of State
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(1921–1925), as well as the Republican nominee for
President of the United States
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who lost a very close
1916 presidential election to Woodrow Wilson.
Born to a
Welsh
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* Welsh, referring or related to Wales
* Welsh language, a Brittonic Celtic language spoken in Wales
* Welsh people
People
* Welsh (surname)
* Sometimes used as a synonym for the ancient Britons (Celtic peop ...
immigrant preacher and his wife in
Glens Falls, New York
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, Hughes graduated from
Brown University
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and