Charles Evans Hughes Jr. | |
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_LCCN2016843734_(cropped).jpg) Hughes at his desk, 1929 | |
| 20th United States Solicitor General | |
| In office May 27, 1929 – April 16, 1930 | |
| President | Herbert Hoover |
| Preceded by | William D. Mitchell |
| Succeeded by | Thomas D. Thacher |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1889-11-30)November 30, 1889 New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Died | January 21, 1950(1950-01-21) (aged 60) New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Resting place | Woodlawn Cemetery |
| Party | Republican |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 4, includingH. Stuart Hughes andCharles Evans Hughes III |
| Parent | Charles Evans Hughes |
| Alma mater | Brown University (AB) Harvard University (LLB) |
| Occupation | Lawyer; Civil servant |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United States |
| Branch/service | United States Army |
| Years of service | 1917–1919 |
| Rank | .svg) Second lieutenant (1918) |
| Unit |  77th Sustainment Brigade |
Charles Evans Hughes Jr. (November 30, 1889 – January 21, 1950) was theUnited States Solicitor General from 1929 to 1930. He was the son of Supreme Court chief justiceCharles Evans Hughes.
Hughes was born inNew York City on November 30, 1889. He was a son of Antoinette Ellen Carter Hughes (1864–1945) andCharles Evans Hughes, the former governor of New York who served asChief Justice of the United States and 1916 Republican presidential nominee.[1]
He was an honor graduate ofBrown University where he was a member ofDelta Upsilon fraternity. After Brown he attended theHarvard Law School, serving as the president of theHarvard Law Review during his third and final year there. He graduated from Harvard Law School in 1912.[1]
Admitted to thebar in 1913, Hughes was secretary toNew York Judge (and futureSupreme Court of the United States Justice)Benjamin N. Cardozo from 1914 to 1916.[2]
After practicing corporate law briefly, Hughes joined theUnited States Army as a private shortly after U.S. entry intoWorld War I. Serving infield artillery, he was eventually commissioned asecond lieutenant on July 12, 1918. He served as an instructor at the artillery school at Saumur and was assigned to the intelligence section of the AEF headquarters in February 1919. He was then assigned to the77th Division as an aide-de-camp to Brigadier GeneralPelham D. Glassford. He returned to the United States on April 29 and was discharged on May 9, 1919.[2]
Upon returning from the war, Hughes resumed the practice of primarily corporate law. Hughes practiced in the firm founded by his father,Charles Evans Hughes Sr., then known as Carter, Hughes & Cravath (later known asHughes Hubbard & Reed).[3]
Appointed Solicitor General byHerbert Hoover,[4] Hughes was compelled to resign in order to avoid the appearance of a conflict of interest when Hoover nominated Hughes's father to beChief Justice of the United States.[5] Hughes re-joined Carter, Hughes & Cravath.[6] He also served on theboard of directors ofNew York Life Insurance Company from 1930 to 1934.[7]
JudgeLearned Hand once observed that Charles Evans Hughes Sr. was the greatest lawyer he had ever known, "except that his son was even greater."[2]
On June 18, 1914, Hughes was married to Marjory Bruce Stuart in the little Chapel of St. Saviour, in theCathedral of St. John the Divine inMorningside Heights, Manhattan.[8] Marjory, then a senior atVassar College (her roommate was the groom's sister, Helen Hughes), was a daughter of Henry Clarence Stuart.[9] Together, they were the parents of two sons and two daughters:
He died of a brain tumor on January 21, 1950, and was buried atWoodlawn Cemetery in Bronx, New York.[1]
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| Preceded by | Solicitor General 1929–1930 | Succeeded by |
