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n. - United States jurist who served as chief justice of the United States Supreme Court (1862-1948); United States industrialist who was an aviator and a film producer; United States writer (1902-1967); English poet (born in 1930).

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  • Amy Hughes is the mother of six children, with Sarah being the fourth and Emily the fifth.
  • Heather Hughes is a blogger (Viva Epicurea) out of Kelowna, BC. that grew up in Maple Valley and studied in Bellingham.
  • Funnily enough, the Revd Hughes is not one of them.
  • Hughes is sensitive enough to pick up the resonance.
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