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Reared as an only child in a family that placed considerable value upon purposeful action and the performance of one's duty, Hughes was something of a prodigy in his youth. His extraordinary memory and drive led him first to Brown University, then to the Columbia School of Law, where his passion for precise thought and thoroughness in preparation brought him the highest honors. In 1884 he joined a New York law firm, becoming a full-fledged partner only three years later. Thereafter, and in short order, he taught law at the Cornell Law School and served as counsel for a legislative committee investigating the illegal practices of the utilities industry in New York City. His success in this role and as the principal legal counsel for yet another legislative committee investigating the life insurance industry catapulted him into the public eye as a Republican reform candidate for...
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