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Charles Grosvenor Bond (May 29, 1877 – January 8, 1974) was a Republican
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from the state of
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who served in the
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.


Biography

Bond, a nephew of
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general Charles H. Grosvenor, was born in
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, the son of William W. and Frances (Currier) Bond. He attended public school, graduated from the law department of
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at Columbus in 1899, and was admitted to the bar the same year, commencing the practice of law in Columbus, Ohio. He moved to New York City in 1903 and continued to practice his profession. He married Bertha Gildersleeve Paterson on June 27, 1905.


Career

Elected as a Republican, Bond served one term as
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from New York's eighth district in the
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from March 4, 1921, to March 3, 1923. Defeated in 1922, Bond resumed the practice of law and made an unsuccessful bid for the borough presidency of
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in 1926. He was the attorney for writer
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, and was a delegate to the Republican National Convention from New York in 1936. Bond served as chairman of the Alcohol Beverage Control Board of
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from 1934 to 1970 when he retired at 93 years of age.


Death

Bond died in
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, on January 8, 1974 (age 96 years, 224 days). He was cremated and his ashes are
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at West Union Street Cemetery, Athens, Ohio. His granddaughter,
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, founded the
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after leading
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's huge growth in the 1970s and '80s.


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{{DEFAULTSORT:Bond, Charles G. 1877 births 1974 deaths Lawyers from Columbus, Ohio Ohio State University Moritz College of Law alumni Politicians from Brooklyn Politicians from Columbus, Ohio Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives from New York (state) Phi Delta Theta members 20th-century members of the United States House of Representatives