Famous People with Name Hugh

Hugh Kennedy            Origin/Culture/Country: Irish

Hugh Kennedy: was the only Attorney-General of Southern Ireland and the first Attorney-General of the Irish Free State, and later the first Chief Justice of the Irish Free State. As a member of the Irish Free State Constitution Commission, he was also one of the constitutional architects of the Irish Free State. He was also elected to the 4th Dáil.On 5 June 1924 he was appointed Chief Justice, thereby becoming the first Chief Justice of the Irish Free State. Although the High Court of Justice and the Court of Appeal had been abolished and replaced by the High Court and the Supreme Court respectively, one of his first acts was to issue a practice note that the wearing of wigs and robes would continue in the new courts.[citation needed] This practice is still continued in trials and appeals in the High Court and the Supreme Court (except in certain matters).[citation needed] He held the position of Chief Justice until his death on 12 December 1936.

Hugh Boyle            Origin/Culture/Country: Irish

Hugh Boyle: is a former Irish professional golfer best known for his achievements in the mid 1960s.Boyle was born in O'Meath Co. Louth, Republic of Ireland. In 1966 he was the winner of both the Yominri Open and the Daks Tournament and in the following year gained a

Hugh Baker            Origin/Culture/Country: Irish

Hugh Baker: was an Irish cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman who played one first-class game for Dublin University against Northamptonshire in 1926, scoring two runs in a match that also featured the Irish playwright Samuel Beckett on his team.

Hugh Conn McCall            Origin/Culture/Country: Irish

Hugh Conn McCall: was an Irish cricketer. A right-handed batsman and left-arm orthodox spin bowler, he played 15 times for the Ireland cricket team in the 1960s including seven first-class matches. His son Mark played rugby union for Ireland. Conn McCall was scheduled to m

Hugh Russell            Origin/Culture/Country: Irish

Hugh Russell: is a former Irish boxer. Russell won a Flyweight bronze medal at the 1980 Summer Olympics. Two years earlier, Russell also won a bronze medal, this time representing Northern Ireland at the 1978 Commonwealth Games in Edmonton.