Hughes, Richard (Arthur Warren) (1900–1976)

English writer. His study of childhood, A High Wind in Jamaica, was published in 1929; his story of a ship's adventures in a hurricane, In Hazard in 1938; and the historical novel The Fox in the Attic in 1961. He also wrote some poetry and plays (his Collected Plays appeared in 1928), and short stories.

Hughes was born in Weybridge, Surrey, and educated at Oxford. His first works were a play, The Sister's Tragedy, and Gipsy Night and Other Poems, both published in 1922. These were followed by A Comedy of Good and Evil (1925) and Confessio Juvenis (1926) (collected poems). Among his other works are A Moment of Time (1926) (short stories), The Spider's Palace (1931) (stories for children), Don't Blame Me (1940), City of Angels (1941), and Her Fabulous Fortune (1943). The Fox in the Attic, covering the 1920s, was the first volume of a projected trilogy, The Human Predicament. Volume two is The Wooden Shepherdess (1973). Hughes was the first English dramatist to write specially for broadcasting and he was also associated with the Welsh National Theatre.

Hughes, Richard (Joseph) (1909–1992)

US state governor and judge. As Democratic governor of New Jersey 1962–70, he fought unsuccessfully for a state income tax to improve the education system. As New Jersey Supreme Court chief justice 1974–79, he presided over the historic case that allowed Karen Ann Quinlan's parents to terminate her life-support system.

He was born in Florence, New Jersey. A lawyer, he served as a New Jersey county and superior court judge before opening his own practice in 1957.