Charles Q. Hildebrant

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 by	Seth W. Brown
Succeeded by	Thomas E. Scroggy
32nd Ohio Secretary of State
In office January 11, 1915 – January 8, 1917
Governor	Frank B. Willis
Preceded by	Charles H. Graves
Succeeded by	William D. Fulton
Personal details
Born	(1864-10-17)October 17, 1864 Wilmington, Ohio, U.S.
Died	March 31, 1953(1953-03-31) (aged 88) Wilmington, Ohio, U.S.
Resting place	Sugar Grove Cemetery
Political party	Republican
Alma mater	Ohio State University

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

Biography

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

• 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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