The Hughes of Massachusetts and New York
- Charles Evans Hughes (1862–1948), Governor of New York 1907–1910, candidate for the Republican nomination for President of the United States 1908, Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court 1910–1916, candidate for President of the United States 1916, U.S. Secretary of States 1921–1925, Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court 1930–1941. Grandfather of H. Stuart Hughes.
- H. Stuart Hughes (1916–1999), candidate for U.S. Senate from Massachusetts 1962. Grandson of Charles Evans Hughes.
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Famous quotes containing the words hughes and/or york:
“Brown sugar lassie,
Caramel treat,
Honey-gold baby
Sweet enough to eat.
Peach-skinned girlie,”
—Langston Hughes (1902–1967)
“New York has her wilderness within her own borders; and though the sailors of Europe are familiar with the soundings of her Hudson, and Fulton long since invented the steamboat on its waters, an Indian is still necessary to guide her scientific men to its headwaters in the Adirondack country.”
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)