Hughes became the fourth person to occupy the office of Chief of Naval Operations. He completed his tour of duty in that post on 11 September 1930 and, on 14 October 1930, retired to his home in Chevy Chase, Maryland. He died in 1934 and was buried in Arlington National Cemetery. and were named in his honor. References External links Charles Frederick Hughes Papers, 1884–1888 MS 279 held by Special Collections & Archives, Nimitz Library at the United States Naval Academy 1866 births 1934 deaths American military personnel of the Spanish–American War People from Bath, Maine Chiefs of Naval Operations Burials at Arlington National Cemetery