Charles Evans Hughes (When the world stopped making sense)

Early Life:
Charles Evans Hughes was born to a poor tailor on the 11, April 1862, at a young age he had to start working when his father died after selling his shop. Hughes used his fathers money to buy land in Hawaii and built a Hotel which got finished when he was 16, after beaches started to be more accessible business was booming. By age 18 he had a monopoly on all Hotels on Oahu and Hawai’i and turned to politics. He started to run for congress as a Republican and easily won, he sold his monopoly to his Uncle and then he paid for modernizing the roads of Oahu and Hawai’i. At age 21 he married Dorothy Hopkins and a year later he had twin boys.

Gubernational Career:
After serving to terms as a congressman and being called the most powerful Hawaiian in California he ran for the Governor position of Hawaii, he won as an Hawaiian Republican after the actual Republican party in Hawaii had rejected his candidacy. During his term he modernized the roads of the entire state of Hawaii. He served this position for 6 terms from 1884 to 1918 when he ran as a Republican for President.

Presidential Election of 1918:
Hughes won the primaries by a slim margin and defeating a state senator George McHerman, he chose Charles Curtis as his running mate and they had to fight William McAdoo and Eric Dreder and won with every state but Lower California.

Presidency:
During his terms he managed to make California more efficient by creating the Calian Routes which cut every travel time in half. He also ensured equal pay for African Americans and Women in every workplace. In 1922 he ran unopposed but an elector in Lower California cast his vote for Vice President Curtis.

Post Presidency:
In 1927 he became the Chief Justice of California, many people think it was a deal made with Vice President Curtis in exchange Hughes wouldn’t run again. Hughes served that position until his death of old age on the 4, August 1946.