Hughes, Charles Evans

Hughes, Charles Evans hyo͞oz [key], 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.

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• Introduction
• Supreme Court Chief Justice
• Political and Diplomatic Career
• Bibliography

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