Charles Evans Hughes
Type: Person
As of November 2026, Charles Evans Hughes has been mentioned in one podcast episode on American History Tellers (May 2025). Cited as a New York lawyer who uncovered ties between political parties and gas/insurance companies, reinforcing the episode’s theme of corruption exposure fueling reform momentum.
Charles Evans Hughes was an American politician, academic, and jurist who served as the 11th chief justice of the United States from 1930 to 1941. A member of the Republican Party, he previously was the 36th governor of New York (1907–1910), an associate justice of the Supreme Court (1910–1916), and 44th U.S. secretary of state (1921–1925). He was the Republican nominee in the 1916 presidential election, narrowly losing to incumbent president Woodrow Wilson.
| Mentioned in | 1 episode on 1 podcast (as of November 2026) |
|---|---|
| First heard | May 2025 on American History Tellers |
| Role | Attorney; later Governor of New York and Chief Justice of the United States |
| Affiliation | State of New York (public investigations; later elected office) |
Who talks about Charles Evans Hughes on podcasts?
Charles Evans Hughes came up; the most recent mention was May 2025 on American History Tellers.