Charles Hilles | |
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| Chair of theRepublican National Committee | |
| In office July 18, 1912 – June 27, 1916 | |
| Preceded by | Victor Rosewater |
| Succeeded by | William Wilcox |
| Secretary to the President | |
| In office 1911–1912 | |
| President | William Howard Taft |
| Preceded by | Charles D. Norton |
| Succeeded by | Carmi Thompson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Charles Dewey Hilles (1867-06-23)June 23, 1867 Belmont County, Ohio, U.S. |
| Died | August 27, 1949(1949-08-27) (aged 82) Speonk, New York, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
Charles Dewey Hilles (June 23, 1867 – August 27, 1949) was a politician from theU. S. state ofNew York. He was Assistant Secretary of the United States Treasury in 1909, resigned in 1911 to become private secretary to U. S. PresidentWilliam H. Taft, and served as Chairman of theRepublican National Committee.
Hilles was born inBelmont County, Ohio to Samuel and Elizabeth (Lee) Hilles.
In 1896 he married Dollie Bell Whiley; they had three children including English literature scholarFrederick W. Hilles.[1] He was also a member ofLoyal Legion and theRepublican Party.
From 1880 to 1902, he was financial officer and superintendent of theBoys' Industrial School of Ohio. From 1902 to 1909 he was superintendent of theNew York Juvenile Asylum (now Children's Village), becoming president of this institution. He was Assistant Secretary of the United States Treasury in 1909, but resigned in 1911 to becomeprivate secretary toU. S. PresidentWilliam H. Taft where he served until 1912.[2]
He then served as chairman of theRepublican National Committee from 1912 to 1916. He was a New York delegate to theRepublican National Conventions of1916,1920,1924,1928,1932 and1940. He served as a regular member of the RNC from New York 1924–38. In 1933 he was a delegate to the New York convention to ratify the21st Amendment which endedprohibition.
In 1949 Hilles suffered a stroke and died two months later inSpeonk, New York. His wife also died the same year. His remains were cremated.
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