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Charles Evans Hughes autographed official United States Supreme Court card, featuring the engraved letterhead "Supreme Court of the United States, Washington, D.C."

Hughes has personally signed "Charles E. Hughes" in black ink across the center of the card.

An attractive example of Hughes' autograph on official Supreme Court stationery, dating from his tenure as Chief Justice of the United States from 1930 to 1941.

One of the most influential figures in American legal and political history, Hughes held an extraordinary number of prominent public offices. He served as Governor of New York, Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court, United States Secretary of State, and ultimately Chief Justice of the United States.

In 1916, Hughes resigned from the Supreme Court to become the Republican nominee for President of the United States, narrowly losing the election to incumbent President Woodrow Wilson. He later served as Secretary of State under Presidents Warren G. Harding and Calvin Coolidge before returning to the Supreme Court as Chief Justice in 1930.

During his tenure as Chief Justice, Hughes presided over the Supreme Court throughout the Great Depression and the constitutional controversies surrounding President Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal. He played a central role in the Court's evolving interpretation of federal economic regulation and opposed Roosevelt's controversial 1937 proposal to expand the number of Supreme Court justices, commonly known as the "Court-Packing Plan."

Hughes also authored the majority opinion in Near v. Minnesota (1931), a landmark First Amendment decision establishing important constitutional protections against prior restraint of the press.

The card measures approximately 4.25 x 3.25 inches. Fine condition.

Charles Evans Hughes (1862–1948) was an American statesman, attorney, and jurist who served as the 11th Chief Justice of the United States from 1930 to 1941. Previously an Associate Justice from 1910 to 1916, Hughes also served as Governor of New York from 1907 to 1910 and United States Secretary of State from 1921 to 1925. The Republican presidential nominee in 1916, he remains one of the few individuals in American history to have served on the Supreme Court, resigned to run for president, and subsequently returned as Chief Justice.

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