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Hughes was educated in a private school.

At the age of 14, he enrolled at Madison University ( now Colgate University ) where he became a member of Delta Upsilon fraternity.

He then transferred to Brown University continuing as a member of Delta Upsilon.

He graduated third in his class at the age of 19, having been elected to Phi Beta Kappa in his junior year.

He read law and entered Columbia Law School in 1882, and he graduated in 1884 with highest honors.

While studying law, he taught at Delaware Academy.