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Edward J. Hughes

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Hughes in Chicago-based newspaper The Broad Ax. November 18, 1922^[1]

Edward J. Hughes (July 26, 1888 – June 28, 1944) was an American politician.

Born in Chicago, Illinois, Hughes studied law and then switched to engineering. Hughes served in the Illinois State Senate from 1914 to 1930 as a Democrat. In 1932, Hughes was elected Illinois Secretary of State and served until his death. Hughes died of a heart attack on June 28, 1944, while staying at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York City.^[2]^[3]

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^ Taylor, Julius F. (1922-11-18). "The Broad Ax". No. 9. Retrieved 17 June 2015.

^ 'Illinois Blue Book 1943-1944', Biographical Sketch of Edward J. Hughes, pg. 58

^ 'E.J. Hughes, Secretary of State, Is Dead', Chicago Tribune, June 29, 1944, pg. 1

Party political offices
Preceded by James J. Brady	Democratic nominee for Illinois Auditor of Public Accounts 1924	Succeeded by George F. Sehring
Preceded by William D. Meyering	Democratic nominee for Secretary of State of Illinois 1932, 1936, 1940	Succeeded by Edward J. Barrett
Political offices
Preceded by William J. Stratton	Secretary of State of Illinois 1933–1944	Succeeded by Richard Yates Rowe

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