Hugh
ST., of Avalon, Bishop of Lincoln; born of noble family in Avalon, Burgundy, about 1135. On his mother's death his father entered a priory at Villarbenoit, carrying with him the boy, then but eight years old. At 19 he was ordained deacon. Ere long he was attracted by the severer discipline of the Grande Chartreuse. Here he remained 10 years, received his priest's orders, and was appointed bursar to the monastery. His fame came to the ears of Henry II., who prevailed on him to accept the government of the struggling Carthusian monastery at Witham in Somersetshire, and summoned him thence in May, 1186, to fill the bishopric of Lincoln. He died in London, Nov. 16, 1200, and was canonized in 1220.
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Hughenden
a parish of Buckinghamshire, England, among the Chiltern Hills, 2 miles N. of High Wycombe. Hughenden Manor, a large brick threestory mansion, mostly modern, was purchased before 1847 by Benjamin Disraeli, Earl of Beaconsfield. The ancient parish church, much restored in 1874, contains a monument to the earl, erected by the queen; and in its vault he lies buried by the side of Lady Beaconsfield.
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Hughes
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
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Hughes
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.)
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Hughes
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.
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Hughes (II)
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."
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Hughes (RUPERT an American writer born)
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.
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Hughes (SIR SAM a Canadian public)
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.
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Hughes (THOMAS an English author born)
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.
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Hull
the chief , Quebec, Canada, on the Ottawa river, optown of Ottawa co. posite OTTAWA (q. v.), with which which it is connected by has mills, and manufactures axes, a suspension bridge. It matches, and wooden wares. most entirely destroyed by fire in 1900. It was al- Pop. about 20,000.
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Hull
ISAAC, an American naval officer; born in Derby, Conn., March 9, 1775. In July, 1812, he commanded the frigate "Constitution." While cruising in the Gulf of St. Lawrence he met the British frigate "Guerrière," which, after a bloody fight of half an hour, surrendered, Aug. Lug. 19, 1812. The "Guerrière" was so injured in the battle that she soon sank. The British ship lost 100 men; the "Constitution" had 14 men killed and wounded, and within an hour or so was ready for another fight. This was the first naval battle of the War of 1812, and Congress gave Captain Hull a gold medal for his services. He died in Philadelphia, Pa., Feb. 3, 1843. HULSEAN LECTURES. The Rev. John Hulse; born in Middlewich, Cheshire, England, in 1708, was educated at St. John's College, Cambridge, and died in 1790, bequeathing his property to Cambridge University for the founding of two divinity scholarships in St. John's College, the Hulsean Prize, the office of Christian Advocate (in 1860 changed into the Hulsean Professorship of Divinity), and that of Hulsean Lecturer or Christian Preacher. The lecturer, appointed annually, must deliver four lectures before the university. The subjects are "The Evidence for Revealed Religion; the Truth and Excellence of Christianity; Prophecies and Miracles; Direct or Collateral Proofs of the Christian Religion, especially the Collateral Arguments; the most difficult Texts or Obscure Parts of Holy Scripture." Among the lecturers have been Trench, Farrar, and Bishop Boyd Carpenter.
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