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He was elected Governor of New York in 1907, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court by 1910, defeated as a presidential candidate against Woodrow Wilson in 1916, Secretary of State by 1921, and...
Charles Evans Hughes was important for two reasons: his opposition as Chief Justice to the New Deal, and for reuniting the Republican Party during his candidacy for President in 1916.