Charles Evans Hughes
At a glance:
- Series: Dictionary of World Biography: Twentieth Century
- Categories: Government and Politics, Diplomacy, International Relations, Foreign Affairs, Law, Legal History, Courts
- Subcategories: Politicians, Diplomats, Trials, Judges, Lawyers, Supreme Court, U.S.
- Curriculum: American History 1901-1950, American History 1878-1900
Article abstract: Hughes served America’s public interests as secretary of state and chief justice of the United States. He combined reforming zeal with brilliant administrative skills, and few Americans have demonstrated such commitment to the national good.
Early Life
Charles Evans Hughes was the only child of David Charles Hughes, an evangelical Baptist minister, and Mary Catherine Connelly, a woman who combined intelligence with pious discipline. When Charles was six years old, he convinced his parents that he should be educated at home because he...
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