Charles Q. Hildebrant Politician

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