Cambridge High and Latin School

John Thomas Hughes “Jack”

John Thomas Hughes (“Jack”) was one of 416 graduates in the class of 1928 at Cambridge High and Latin School, Cambridge, Massachusetts. Printed details: headed for Harvard; activities listed: Cross Country (Captain) and Durrell Cup Debating Team; lived at 103 Ellery Street. Portrait and entry from the 1928 yearbook, page 77.

Class of 1928

416 in the class of 1928 · 86 more named Hughes

Full name: John Thomas Hughes
Known as: Jack
Lived at: 103 Ellery Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts
School: Cambridge High and Latin School
Graduated: Class of 1928
Came from: St. Paul’s School
Headed for: Harvard

Also searched as: Jack Hughes; John Hughes; John T. Hughes; Johnny Hughes.

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Group photos 38
Clubs & teams 9
Neighbours 34
Same surname 61
Classmates 415
Same schools 271

In context

John Thomas Hughes is number 198 of 416 in the alphabetical list of the Cambridge High and Latin School class of 1928 on this site. In the scan, John appears on page 77, around the middle of the run of 416 portraits read for this site (pages 27 to 134). Among first names in the Cambridge High and Latin School class of 1928, John comes 3rd in frequency (16 people). Among the 343 people in the class who printed a plan, 173 (50%) named a college or university, as John did (“Harvard”). Against 459 for 1927 and 421 for 1929, the class of 1928 comes to 416 names on this site.

On the same scan page	Edward Finbar Hurley, Eleanor Joan Hussion
Same club	Review: 4 other classmates
Same kind of plan	college or university: 173 of 343 classmates with a plan (50%)
Same first name	John: 15 other people in the class

At home, 103 Ellery Street

The 1928 Cambridge Directory (W. A. Greenough Co.) lists these people named Hughes at this address. It gives occupations and wives' names, but does not say how these people were related.

Elizabeth C Hughes, Mrs householderpage
Margaret W Hughes lived herepage

The Hughes household is listed here in 1920, 1925, 1927 and 1930 too.

Also pictured in group photographs

Faces matched to caption names, and confirmed against John's senior portrait.

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What John did at school

Cross Country (Captain)
Tennis, 1927–28
Debating, 1925–28
Durrell Cup Debating Team
Year Book
Review 13
Home Room Committee, 1925–28
Track
Reception Committee
Senior Drama Cast

Fellow members from John's own class:

What the yearbook said

A man among men.

Also grew up on Ellery Street

The class of 1928

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Others named Hughes

Same surname in Massachusetts. They may be relatives; the books do not say.

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Also came from St. Paul’s School

Also headed for Harvard

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Source

Cambridge High and Latin School yearbook, 1928, page 77. View the original scan at the Internet Archive (item cambridgehighlat1928unse).

Published 1928, and therefore in the public domain in the United States. Scan courtesy of Malden Public Library / Boston Public Library via the Internet Archive.

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