Charles Grosvenor Bond

Republican Representative of New York's 8th district

  • Representative

    New York, district 8

    April 11, 1921 - March 3, 1923

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Congresses Served

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House Terms

May 29, 1877 (96 years old)

Birthday

January 10, 1974

Death

  • Served as a U.S. Representative in the 67th Congress.
  • Elected as a Republican from New York’s 8th congressional district.
  • Practiced law after graduating from Ohio State University in 1899.
  • Moved to New York City in 1903 to continue his legal career.
  • Served one term in Congress from March 4, 1921, to March 3, 1923.
  • Defeated in the 1922 election and returned to practicing law.
  • Made an unsuccessful bid for the borough presidency of Brooklyn in 1926.
  • Served as the attorney for the writer O. Henry.
  • Was a delegate to the Republican National Convention in 1936.
  • Chaired the Alcohol Beverage Control Board of New York City from 1934 until his retirement in 1970 at the age of 93.
  • Lived to be 96 years old, passing away in 1974.
  • His ashes are interred in West Union Street Cemetery, Athens, Ohio.
  • His granddaughter founded the Oxygen Network and played a significant role in the growth of Nickelodeon.