Charles Quinn Hildebrant (October 17, 1864 - March 31, 1953) was a U.S. Representative

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 from Ohio

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Born in Wilmington, Ohio

Wilmington, Ohio

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, Hildebrant attended the public schools and Ohio State University

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 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

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 to the Fifty-seventh

57th United States Congress

-House of Representatives:*Democratic: 151*Republican: 200 *Populist: 5*Silver : 1TOTAL members: 357-Leadership:-Senate:* President: Theodore Roosevelt , until September 14, 1901, vacant thereafter....

 and Fifty-eighth

58th United States Congress

- House of Representatives :* Republican : 209 * Democratic : 176* Silver Republican : 1TOTAL members: 386-Senate:* President: Vacant* President pro tempore: William P. Frye -Members:...

 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

59th United States Congress

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 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.
He served as mayor of Wilmington, Ohio

Wilmington, Ohio

Wilmington is a city in and the county seat of Clinton County, Ohio, United States. The population was 12,520 at the 2010 census. At city entrances from state routes, county roads, and U.S. highways, the city slogan of "We Honor Our Champions" is seen, accompanied by signs that highlight various...

, from November 1927 until his retirement December 31, 1941.
He died in Wilmington, Ohio

Wilmington, Ohio

Wilmington is a city in and the county seat of Clinton County, Ohio, United States. The population was 12,520 at the 2010 census. At city entrances from state routes, county roads, and U.S. highways, the city slogan of "We Honor Our Champions" is seen, accompanied by signs that highlight various...

, March 31, 1953.
He was interred in Sugar Grove Cemetery.

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