Charles Q. Hildebrant

Summary

Charles Quinn Hildebrant (October 17, 1864 – March 31, 1953) was a two-term U.S. Representative from Ohio from 1901 to 1905.

Charles Quinn Hildebrant
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Ohio's 6th district
In office
March 4, 1901 – March 3, 1905
Preceded bySeth W. Brown
Succeeded byThomas E. Scroggy
32nd Ohio Secretary of State
In office
January 11, 1915 – January 8, 1917
GovernorFrank B. Willis
Preceded byCharles H. Graves
Succeeded byWilliam D. Fulton
Personal details
Born(1864-10-17)October 17, 1864
Wilmington, Ohio, U.S.
DiedMarch 31, 1953(1953-03-31) (aged 88)
Wilmington, Ohio, U.S.
Resting placeSugar Grove Cemetery
Political partyRepublican
Alma materOhio State University

Biography edit

Born in Wilmington, Ohio, Hildebrant attended the public schools and Ohio State University at Columbus. He served as clerk of the court of Clinton County in 1890 and reelected in 1893 and 1896.

Hildebrant was elected as a Republican to the Fifty-seventh and Fifty-eighth Congresses (March 4, 1901 – March 3, 1905). He served as chairman of the Committee on Accounts (Fifty-eighth Congress). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1904 to the Fifty-ninth Congress. He resumed his business and agricultural pursuits. He served as delegate to the Republican National Convention in 1908. Secretary of state of Ohio 1915–1917.

 
Gravestone of Charles Q. Hildebrant at Sugar Grove Cemetery in Wilmington, Ohio.

He served as mayor of Wilmington, Ohio, from November 1927 until his retirement December 31, 1941. He died in Wilmington, Ohio, March 31, 1953. He was interred in Sugar Grove Cemetery.

Sources edit

  •   Media related to Charles Q. Hildebrant at Wikimedia Commons
  • United States Congress. "Charles Q. Hildebrant (id: H000585)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

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U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Ohio's 6th congressional district

1901–1905
Succeeded by
Political offices
Preceded by Secretary of State of Ohio
1915–1917
Succeeded by