Charles Evans Hughes (Carpe Diem)

Charles Evans Hughes, Sr. (April 11, 1862 – August 27, 1948) was an statesman, lawyer and politician who served as the 29th  of the  (1917–1925) and later as United States Secretary of State (1925–1929) and as the eleventh  (1930–1941). Prior to defeating incumbent President in the 1916 election, Hughes served as the 36th  of  (1907–1910), and Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States (1910–1916).