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LEFT HUGHES 77 HUGHES Hills, 2 miles N. of High Wycombe. Hughenden Manor, a large brick three- story mansion, mostly modern, was pur- chased before 1847 by Benjamin Disraeli, Earl of Beaconsfiold. The ancient par- ish church, much restored in 1874, con- tains a monument to the earl, erected by the queen; and in its vault he lies buried by the side of Lady Beaconsfield. HUGHES, CHARLES EVANS, an American lawyer and public official; born at Glens Falls, N. Y., Apr. 11, 1862. He was graduated from Brown University in 1881, and from Columbia University in 1884, being admitted to CHARLES EVANS HUGHES the bar the same year. He practiced in New York City till 1906, while holding the positions of professor of law at Cor- nell University, in 1891, and professor at the New York Law School in 1893. Hughes was retained as counsel in the Stevens Gas Commission, in the Arm- strong Insurance Commission, and was special assistant to the United States Attorney-General in the coal strike in- vestigation in 1906. He was elected by the Republican party as Governor of New York in 1907 and 1909. In 1910 he resigned to accept an appointment from President Taft on the bench of the U. S. Supreme Court. In 1916 the Republicans nominated Justice Hughes for the presidency and he resigned from the Supreme Court. During the preliminary campaign for the nomination Justice Hughes refused to be a candidate or in any way express a desire to obtain the nomination. De- feated by Mr. Wilson by a very narrow margin in the election of 1916 Mr. Hughes resumed the practice of law in New York City. During the World War he served as chairman of the Draft Ap- peals Board, New York City, and as special assistant to the U. S. Attorney General in charge of the aircraft inquiry. He was a member and at times an of- ficer of several legal and patriotic so- cieties, a fellow of Brown University, a trustee of the University of Chicago. He became Secretary of State in the Cab- inet of President Harding, March 4, 1921. HUGHES, RUPERT, an American writer, born in Lancaster, Mo. in 1872. He graduated from Adelbert College in 1892 and took post-graduate courses at Yale. He served as assistant editor on several magazines and then engaged in general writing. He produced a large number of novels. He was a member of the New York National Guard and saw service on the Mexican border. In 1917 he was appointed assistant to the Ad- jutant General of New York. His best known works are "Empty Pockets" (1915) ; "Clipped Wings" (1916) ; "In a little Town" (1917); "We Can't Have Everything" (1917); "What's the World Coming To" (1920). He also wrote sev- eral successful plays. He composed and published a volume of songs. HUGHES, SIR SAM, a Canadian pub- lic official. He was born in 1853 at Darlington, Ont., and was educated in the public schools and at Toronto Uni- versity. He was lecturer in English lit- erature in Toronto Collegiate Institute until 1885, when he purchased the Lind- say "Warder," which he edited till 1897» He was lieutenant-colonel commanding 45th Battalion in 1897, and took an in- terest in military affairs. As Minister of Militia (1911-1916) he raised Cana- dian contingent for the World War in 1914-1918, and in 1915 was created K. C. B. HUGHES, THOMAS, an English au- thor; born in Uffington, Berkshire, Eng- land, Oct. 23, 1823. He was educated at Rugby, under Dr. Arnold, and at Oxford. In 1848 he was called to the bar, and in 1869 became a queen's counsel. He is widely known by his novel, "Tom Brown's School-days," a picture of school life at Rugby. It was followed by "Tom Brown at Oxford" (1861) ; "A Layman's Faith" (1868); "Alfred the Great" (1869). He devoted much of his time to the work of social elevation of the work- Vol. V— Cyc— P