Hughes
Hughes names 7 different subjects across the 6 encyclopedias on this shelf. Each is set out below. 1 of them is described by more than one encyclopedia.
Hughes huz, Thomas (1823-1896)
Described by 2 of the 6 encyclopedias.
Aiton's Encyclopedia (1910)
huz, Thomas (1823-1896), an English writer and statesman. He received his education at Rugby and Oxford, and was admitted to the practice of law. He entered Parliament as a Liberal of advanced views. He was a friend of Canon Kingsley. In 1880 they together attempted the establishment of a socialistic community called New Rugby in the mountains of Tennessee. The members were sons of English farmers, but the undertaking was not a financial success. Hughes wrote many articles for periodicals and the London press. At the time of the Civil War he was much interested in the liberation of the American slaves. He formed a strong friendship with James Russell Lowell. Hughes was a useful man who deserves to be remembered for public services, but his fame rests largely on a book for boys entitled Tom Brown's School Days. It is understood to be an account of his boyhood life at the celebrated grammar school at Rugby, of which Dr. Thomas Arnold was the head. Its success led to the publication of a sequel, Tom Brown at Oxford. The former is one of the best boys' books that appeared in the nineteenth century. See Rugby ; Arnold
Collier's New Encyclopedia (1921)
THOMAS, an English author; born in Uffington, Berkshire, England, 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-F ing-elass. In 1865 he was returned as member for Lambeth, and in 1868 for Frome. He died in Brighton, England, March 22, 1896.
Hughes CHARLES EVANS, an American lawyer and public official
Collier's New Encyclopedia (1921)
CHARLES EVANS, an American lawyer and public official; born at Glens Falls, N. Y., Apr. 11, 1862. He was graduated from 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 Cornell 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 C Commission, and was special assistant to the United States Attorney-General in the coal strike investigation 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. Defeated 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 Appeals 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 officer of several legal and patriotic societies, a fellow of Brown University, A trustee of the University of Chicago. He became Secretary of State in the Cabinet of President Harding, March 4, 1921.
Hughes RUPERT, an American writer
Collier's New Encyclopedia (1921)
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 Adjutant 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 several successful plays. He composed and published a volume of songs.
Hughes WILLIAM MORRIS, an Australian statesman
Collier's New Encyclopedia (1921)
WILLIAM MORRIS, an Australian statesman. He was born in Wales in 1864, and was educated in Llandudno, and London. He went to Australia in 1884, engaged in various occupations, was elected to State Parliament for New South Wales in 1894, became Minister for External Affairs in 1904, delegate to Imperial Navigation Conference in 1907, admitted to N. S. Wales bar and became Attorney General 1908-1909, 1910-1913, 1914-1916. He was Prime Minister since 1915, and Minister of Trade and Customs since 1916. During the World War he went to Britain to make known the Australian attitude toward the conflict. He published a work on Federation of Australian States; and "The Case for Labor."
Hughes SIR SAM, a Canadian public official
Collier's New Encyclopedia (1921)
SIR SAM, a Canadian public official. He was born in 1853 at Darlington, Ont., and was educated in the public schools and at Toronto University. He was lecturer in English literature in Toronto Collegiate te Institute until 1885, when he purchased the Lindsay "Warder," which he edited till 1897. He was lieutenant - colonel commanding 45th Battalion in 1897, and took an interest in military affairs. As Minister of Militia ( 1911-1916) he raised Canadian contingent for the World War in 1914-1918, and in 1915 was created K.
Hughes WILLIAM MORRIS, resigned the Australian Premiership
Collier's New Encyclopedia (1921)
WILLIAM MORRIS, resigned the Australian Premiership, February 1, 1923, following the elections of December, 1922. JOHNSON, HIRAM W., re-elected U. S. Senator, November 7, 1922. JONES, ANDRIEUS ARISTIEUS, elected U. S. Senator from New Mexico, 1916. Re-elected, 1922.
Hughes CHARLES EVANS
Collier's New Encyclopedia (1921)
CHARLES EVANS. In September, 1922, he paid a notable visit to Brazil on the occasion of the opening of the Brazilian Centennial Exposition at Rio Janeiro. (See also UNITED STATES: FOREIGN AFFAIRS.)
What Has Changed in the Last Century
Collier's caught Charles Evans Hughes in 1921 at the very start of his term as Harding's Secretary of State: within months he convened the Washington Naval Conference, and in 1930 he returned to the Supreme Court he had quit in 1916, serving as Chief Justice until 1941 through the fights over Roosevelt's New Deal. William Morris Hughes, listed simply as Prime Minister of Australia, held the office until 1923, argued Australia's case at the Versailles peace conference, and stayed in Parliament until his death in 1952, more than fifty years in all; Sir Sam Hughes, whose 1916 removal as Canadian Minister of Militia the entry passes over, died the same year Collier's appeared and is now remembered mainly for his insistence on the defective Ross rifle. Thomas Hughes remains the best known of the group for Tom Brown's School Days, still in print, and his failed Tennessee colony survives as the preserved historic village of Rugby, though Aiton's 1910 claim that Canon Kingsley helped found it in 1880 cannot be right, since Kingsley died in 1875. Rupert Hughes, described as the author of a large number of novels, has faded almost entirely, and is now met most often as the uncle of Howard Hughes.
Written for this edition, 2026.