Charles evans hughes biography of abraham lincoln
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Charles Evans Hughes was born in Glens Falls, New York on 11th April, 1862.
Charles evans hughes biography of abraham lincoln
After graduating from Brown University (1881) and Columbia University (1884) he was admitted to the bar and practiced in New York City. A member of the Republican Party, Hughes was elected governor of New York in 1907.
In 1910 President William Taft appointed Hughes as a member of the Supreme Court.
However he resigned in 1916 when he became the Republican Party candidate for the presidency. In the election he received 8,538,221 votes but was beaten by the Democratic Party candidate, Woodrow Wilson (9,129,606).
When the Republican Party regained power Hughes served as Secretary of State under Warren Harding (1921-1923) and Calvin Coolidge (1923-1929).
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He was also a judge at the Permanent Court of International Justice (1928-1930). and wrote The Supreme Court of the United States (1928).
In 1930 President Herbert Hoover appointed Hughes as chief justice of the Supreme Court.
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