Hilles, Charles Dewey, 1867-1949

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Charles D. Hilles: insurance executive and politician; chairman of the Republican National Committee, 1912-1937; secretary to President Taft, 1911-1913; assistant secretary of the Treasury, 1909-1911; administrator of the Ohio Industrial School, 1892-1902, and of the New York Juvenile Asylum, 1902-1909.

From the description of Charles Dewey Hilles papers, 1823-1955 (inclusive). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702154071

Charles D. Hilles: insurance executive and politician; Chairman of the Republican National Committee, 1912-1937; Secretary to President Taft, 1911-1913; Assistant Secretary of the Treasury, 1909-1911; administrator of the Ohio Industrial School, 1892-1902, and of the New York Juvenile Asylum, 1902-1909.

Hilles was an influential spokesman for the conservative wing of his party, and during the first two Roosevelt administrations he attained the stature of an elder statesman. In 1920 he supported Nicholas Murray Butler for the Presidency, but the Harding administration nevertheless acknowledged his prominent position in New York. A firm supporter of Coolidge, he headed the Eastern Headquarters in 1924. After the election he became the chief dispenser of federal patronage in New York and was prominent among advocates of a second candidacy in 1928. He joined with other conservative leaders in never fully accepting Hoover and his supporters; throughout his term they felt they had been pushed aside by young upstarts who knew little about running a political organization. Giving Hoover weak support in 1932, they anticipated the debacle, and after Roosevelt's victory the breach widened. Hilles came increasingly under attack for refusing to agree that the party needed thorough overhauling, and he retired from the National committee in 1937 with the admission that his post would be given to a younger man. From his retirement until his death in 1949, conservative leaders continued to seek his counsel.

From the guide to the Charles Dewey Hilles papers, 1823-1955, (Manuscripts and Archives)

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referencedIn Fletcher, Henry Prather, 1873-1959. Henry Prather Fletcher microfilm collection, 1917-1949 (inclusive), [microform]. Yale University Library
creatorOf Hilles, Charles Dewey, 1867-1949. Charles Dewey Hilles papers, 1823-1955 (inclusive). Yale University Library
referencedIn Yale Peruvian Expedition papers, 1908-1948 Yale University. Department of Manuscripts and Archives
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referencedIn Theodore Roosevelt Jr. papers, 1780-1962 Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
creatorOf Smith, Edward E. (Edward Everett), 1861-1931. Edward E. Smith papers, 1923-1924. Minnesota Historical Society Library
creatorOf Hilles, Charles Dewey, 1867-1949. Letter to Cyril Clemens. New York, NY 1947 Jan. 27. University of Iowa Libraries
referencedIn John Callan O'Laughlin Papers, 1895-1949 Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
referencedIn Charles Nagel papers, 1877-1940 Yale University. Department of Manuscripts and Archives
referencedIn Hilles, Henry Lee, 1881-1950. Hilles papers, 1900-1949. Arizona Historical Society, Southern Arizona Division
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creatorOf Garnett, Alfred C., d. 1939. Papers of Alfred C. Garnett [manuscript], 1868-1945. University of Virginia. Library
referencedIn Immigration Restriction League (U.S.) records, 1893-1921 Houghton Library
referencedIn McDowell, William Osborne, 1848-1927. Papers, 1861-1928. New Jersey Historical Society Library
referencedIn Hammond, John Hays, 1855-1936. John Hays Hammond, Sr. papers, 1893-1936 (inclusive). Yale University Library
referencedIn Caldwell B. Esselstyn papers, 1945-1964 Yale University. Department of Manuscripts and Archives
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referencedIn Esselstyn, Caldwell B., 1902-1975. Caldwell B. Esselstyn papers, 1945-1964 (inclusive). Yale University Library
referencedIn James Rockwell Sheffield papers, 1768-1969 Yale University. Department of Manuscripts and Archives
referencedIn Nagel, Charles, 1849-1940. Charles Nagel papers, 1877-1940 (inclusive). Yale University Library
referencedIn Learned Hand papers Harvard Law School Library Langdell Hall Cambridge, MA 02138
creatorOf Charles Dewey Hilles papers, 1823-1955 Yale University. Department of Manuscripts and Archives
referencedIn Depew, Chauncey M., 1834-1928. Chauncey Mitchell Depew papers, 1879-1928 Yale University. Department of Manuscripts and Archives
referencedIn Stimson, Henry L. (Henry Lewis), 1867-1950. Henry Lewis Stimson papers, 1846-1966. Yale University Library
referencedIn Depew, Chauncey M., 1834-1928. Chauncey Mitchell Depew papers, 1879-1928 Yale University. Department of Manuscripts and Archives
referencedIn Jayhawker Party Collection of Materials, 1849-1938 (bulk 1850-1887) The Huntington Library
creatorOf Kellogg, Frank B. (Frank Billings), 1856-1937. Frank B. Kellogg papers, 1890-1942 [microform]. Minnesota Historical Society Library
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referencedIn Nagel, Charles, 1849-1940. Charles Nagel papers, 1877-1940 (inclusive). Yale University Library
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associatedWith Adams, Charles Francis, 1835-1915. person
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associatedWith Ballinger, Richard Achilles, 1858-1922. person
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associatedWith Bolton, Chester Castle, 1882-1939. person
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associatedWith Broodbank, Joseph Guinness, Sir, 1857- person
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associatedWith Buckner, Thomas Aylette, 1865-1942. person
associatedWith Butler, Nicholas Murray, 1862-1947. person
associatedWith Cannon, Joseph Gurney, 1836-1926. person
associatedWith Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919. person
associatedWith Carnegie, Louise Whitfield. person
associatedWith Carnegie, Louise Whitfield. person
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associatedWith Carrington family. family
associatedWith Carrington family. family
associatedWith Clemens, Cyril, 1902-1999, person
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associatedWith Cortelyou, George B. (George Bruce), 1862-1940. person
associatedWith Curtis, Charles, 1860-1936. person
associatedWith Daniels, Josephus, 1862-1948. person
associatedWith Daugherty, H. M. (Harry Micajah), 1860-1941. person
associatedWith Dawes, Charles Gates, 1865-1951. person
associatedWith Depew, Chauncey M. (Chauncey Mitchell), 1834-1928. person
associatedWith Dewey, Charles, 1837-1917. person
associatedWith Dickinson, J. M. (Jacob McGavock), 1851-1928. person
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associatedWith Fairbanks, Charles Warren, 1852-1918. person
associatedWith Farnam, Henry W. (Henry Walcott), 1853-1933. person
associatedWith Fisher, Irving, 1867-1947. person
associatedWith Fisher, Walter L. (Walter Lowrie), 1862-1935. person
associatedWith Fletcher, Henry Prather, 1873-1959. person
associatedWith Frick, Henry Clay, 1849-1919. person
associatedWith Garfield, James Rudolph, 1865-1950. person
associatedWith Garnett, Alfred C., d. 1939. person
associatedWith Guggenheim, Solomon R. (Solomon Robert), 1861-1949. person
associatedWith Hadley, Arthur Twining, 1856-1930. person
associatedWith Hammond, John Hays, 1855-1936. person
associatedWith Hand, Learned, 1872-1961 person
associatedWith Harding, Warren G. (Warren Gamaliel), 1865-1923. person
associatedWith Hatfield, Henry Drury, 1875-1962. person
associatedWith Hays, Will H. (Will Harrison), 1879-1954. person
correspondedWith Hilles, Henry Lee, 1881-1950. person
associatedWith Hill, James Jerome, 1838-1916. person
associatedWith Hitchcock, Frank Harris, 1869-1935. person
associatedWith Hoover, Herbert, 1874-1964. person
associatedWith Houghton, Alan B. person
associatedWith Houghton, Alan B. person
associatedWith Hughes, Charles Evans, 1862-1948. person
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associatedWith Kellogg, Frank B. (Frank Billings), 1856-1937. person
associatedWith Knollys, Edward George William Tyrwhitt, Viscount, 1895- person
associatedWith Knox, Frank, 1874-1944. person
associatedWith Knox, Franklin, 1874-1944 person
associatedWith Knox, Philander C. (Philander Chase), 1853-1921. person
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associatedWith MacVeagh, Franklin, 1837-1934. person
associatedWith Marshall, John, 1881- person
associatedWith Martin, Joseph W. (Joseph William), 1884-1968. person
associatedWith McAdoo, William Gibbs, 1863-1941. person
associatedWith McDowell, William Osborne, 1848-1927. person
associatedWith McGinnies, Joseph A., 1861-1945. person
associatedWith Meekins, Isaac Nelson, 1875-1946. person
associatedWith Metcalf, Victor Howard, 1853-1936. person
associatedWith Meyer, George von Lengerke, 1858-1918. person
associatedWith Mills, Ogden Livingston, 1844- person
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associatedWith Morrow, Dwight W. (Dwight Whitney), 1873-1931. person
associatedWith Moses, George H. (George Higgins), 1869-1944. person
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associatedWith Ohio Society of New York. corporateBody
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associatedWith Pinchot, Gifford, 1865-1946. person
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correspondedWith Rockhill, William Woodville, 1854-1914 person
associatedWith Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945. person
associatedWith Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. person
associatedWith Roosevelt, Theodore, 1887-1944. person
associatedWith Root, Elihu, 1845-1937. person
associatedWith Scandrett, Richard Brown, 1891- person
associatedWith Sheffield, James R. (James Rockwell), 1864-1938. person
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associatedWith Simpson, Kenneth Farrand, 1895-1941. person
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associatedWith Snell, Bertrand H., 1870-1958. person
associatedWith Stimson, Henry L. (Henry Lewis), 1867-1950. person
associatedWith Stuart, Campbell, Sir, 1885- person
associatedWith Stuart, Campbell, Sir, b. 1885. person
associatedWith Sullivan, Mark, 1874-1952. person
associatedWith Taft, Charles Phelps, 1843-1929. person
associatedWith Taft, Helen Herron, 1861-1943. person
associatedWith Taft, Henry W. (Henry Waters), 1859-1945. person
associatedWith Taft, Horace Dutton, 1861-1943. person
associatedWith Taft, Hulbert, 1877-1959. person
associatedWith Taft, Robert A. (Robert Alphonso), 1889-1953. person
associatedWith Taft, Wallbridge Smith, 1884-1951. person
associatedWith Taft, William H. (William Howard), 1857-1930. person
associatedWith Taylor, Myron Charles, 1874-1959. person
associatedWith The Jayhawker party corporateBody
associatedWith Tumulty, Joseph P. (Joseph Patrick), 1879-1954. person
associatedWith Vandenberg, Arthur H. (Arthur Hendrick), 1884-1951. person
associatedWith Vanderbilt, Cornelius, 1873-1942. person
associatedWith Wadsworth, James Wolcott, 1877-1926. person
associatedWith Wadsworth, James Wolcott, 1877-1952 person
associatedWith Washington, Booker T., 1856-1915. person
associatedWith Weeks, John W. (John Wingate), 1860-1926. person
associatedWith Westinghouse, George, 1846-1914. person
associatedWith Wickersham, George Woodyard, 1858- person
associatedWith Wilson, James, 1835-1920. person
associatedWith Wood, Leonard, 1860-1927. person
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Place Name Admin Code Country
New York (State)
Middle West
Ohio
New York (State)
United States
United States
Middle West.
Latin America.
Ohio
Latin America
Subject
Children
Juvenile delinquency
Patronage, Political
Public welfare
Reformatories
Occupation
Politicians
Activity

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Birth 1867-06-23

Death 1949-08-27

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