Harry Roe Hughes (born November 13, 1926), a member of the United States 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. Navy 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, where he graduated in 1949. At Maryland he was a member of Theta Chi. 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.