Harry Hughes

Harry Hughes
Governor Hughes speaking at Fort Belvoir, February 1988
57th Governor of Maryland
In office January 17, 1979 – January 21, 1987
Lieutenant	Samuel Bogley J. Joseph Curran, Jr.
Preceded by	Marvin Mandel
Succeeded by	William Donald Schaefer
Member of the Maryland Senate
In office 1959–1971
Member of the Maryland House of Delegates
In office 1955–1959
Personal details
Born	Harry Roe Hughes (1926-11-13) November 13, 1926 (age 90) Easton, Maryland
Political party	Democratic
Spouse(s)	Patricia Donoho
Children	Ann and Elizabeth
Alma mater	George Washington University
Religion	Episcopalian

Harry Roe Hughes (born November 13, 1926), a member of the Democratic Party, was the 57th Governor of Maryland in the United States from 1979 to 1987.

Born in Easton, Maryland, Hughes attended Caroline County, Maryland, public schools before attending the Mercersburg Academy in Mercersburg, Pennsylvania. After school, Hughes served in the U.S. Naval Air Corps during the Second World War.

After the War, Hughes continued his education by attending Mount Saint Mary's University and the University of Maryland, from which he graduated in 1949. At Maryland he was a member of the Alpha Psi chapter of the Theta Chi social fraternity. He received his law degree from The George Washington University Law School in 1952 and was admitted to the Maryland Bar the same year. Hughes married his wife, Patricia Donoho Hughes, on June 30, 1951. They have two daughters, Ann and Elizabeth. Patricia Hughes died on January 20, 2010, in Denton at the age of 79.

Prior to his election as governor, Hughes was an attorney and one-time professional baseball player in the Eastern Shore League. From 1966–1970, Hughes was the chairman of the Democratic State Central Committee.

Hughes began his political career as a member of the Maryland House of Delegates from 1955 to 1959, representing Caroline County. He was elected a member of the Maryland Senate in 1959 for district 15, representing Caroline, Cecil, Kent, Queen Anne's, and Talbot counties. In 1971, Hughes was offered and accepted the position of Secretary of Transportation for the state. In 1978, however, Hughes resigned from his position because of a disagreement in the State Department of Transportation regarding the construction of a subway in Baltimore City.