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Charles Evans Hughes

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Politician

The Resume

    (April 11, 1862-August 27, 1948)
    Governor of New York (1907-1910)
    Republican presidential candidate (1916)
    U.S. Secretary of State (1921-1925)
    Chief Justice of the Supreme Court (1930-1941)

Why he might be annoying:

    He had a dictatorial presence over the presidents he served under.
    He often offended others with his frankness.
    He resigned as an associate judge on the Supreme Court to unsuccessfully run for president (1916).
    He opposed many of Franklin Roosevelt's New Deal programs.

Why he might not be annoying:

    He graduated from high school at the age of 13.
    He graduated college at age 19.
    He had a reputation for being honest and fair-minded.
    He retired from the Supreme Court when FDR began packing the Court with liberal judges (1941).
    He said: 'When we lose the right to be different, we lose the privilege to be free.'

Credit: Ratman


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 9 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 16 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 9 Votes: 44.44% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 10 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 18 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 5 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 15 Votes: 53.33% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 20 Votes: 70.0% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 18 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 33 Votes: 54.55% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 31 Votes: 45.16% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 67 Votes: 58.21% Annoying
    In 2006, Out of 103 Votes: 64.08% Annoying
    In 2005, Out of 125 Votes: 73.60% Annoying