He was born on March 5, 1870, in
Kingston, Ontario, Canada, to Nicholas Trevanion Hugo and Mary Rendle Marks. He also earned a law degree from
Cornell University. He married Florence Goodale on June 8, 1899, in
Watertown, New York, and their son was Francis Goodale Hugo. He served as
Mayor of Watertown, New York. He was a delegate to the
1912 Republican National Convention. In
1912, he ran for
Secretary of State of New York but was defeated by Democrat
Mitchell May. He was Secretary of State of New York from 1915 to 1920, elected in
1914,
1916 and
1918. As Secretary of State, he signed the joint resolution of the Senate and Assembly submitting a women's suffrage ballot question. In Watertown, Hugo practiced law with Nicholas Doxtater Yost, father of
Charles Woodruff Yost. In 1923, Hugo was appointed by National Non-Theatrical Motion Pictures, Inc. to screen non-commercial films, a function similar to that performed by
Will H. Hays for commercial films. He died on December 30, 1930, at his home at 789
West End Avenue in
Manhattan, New York City. ==References==