Letters to Eldon James, 1927-1930.

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Letters to Eldon James, 1927-1930.

Letters dated 1927 and 1930 are Hughes' responses to Harvard Law School librarian Eldon James' requests for Hughes' autograph. In letter dated 16 June 1928, Hughes responds to James' suggestion that Hughes be nominated for membership in the Permanent Court of International Justice at the Hague, replacing judge John Bassett Moore.

3 sheets (3 p.)

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Hughes, Charles Evans, 1862-1948

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Charles Evans Hughes Sr. (April 11, 1862 – August 27, 1948) was an American statesman, Republican Party politician, and the 11th Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court. He was also the 36th Governor of New York, the Republican nominee in the 1916 presidential election, and the 44th United States Secretary of State. Born to a Welsh immigrant preacher and his wife in Glens Falls, New York, Hughes pursued a legal career in New York City. After working in private practice for several ye...

James, Eldon R. (Eldon Revare), 1875-1949

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Law professor. B.S., LL.B., Cincinnati, 1896, 1899; S.J.D., Harvard, 1912. Practiced law in Cincinnati, 1899-1911. Prof. of Law, Cincinnati Law School, 1902-1912; U. of Wis., 1912-1913; U. of Minnesota, 1913-1914; Dean, Law School, U. of Missouri, 1914,-1918. Adviser in Foreign Affairs to Siamese Govt., 1918-1924. Judge, Supreme Court of Siam, 1919-1924. Prof. of Law and Librarian, Harvard Law, 1923-1942. Law Librarian of Congress, 1943-1946. From the description of Papers relating t...

Permanent Court of International Justice

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