Charles G. Bond
Charles Grosvenor Bond | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 8th district | |
| In office March 4, 1921 – March 3, 1923 | |
| Preceded by | William E. Cleary |
| Succeeded by | William E. Cleary |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 29, 1877[1] Columbus, Ohio |
| Died | January 8, 1974 (aged 96)[1][2] Bound Brook, New Jersey |
| Citizenship |  United States |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Bertha Gildersleeve Paterson Bond |
| Alma mater | Ohio State University |
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Charles Grosvenor Bond (May 29, 1877 – January 8, 1974)[1][2] was a Republican United States Representative from the state of New York who served in the 67th United States Congress.
Biography
[edit]Bond, a nephew of American Civil War general Charles H. Grosvenor, was born in Columbus, Ohio, the son of William W. and Frances (Currier) Bond. He attended the public schools; was graduated from the law department of Ohio State University at Columbus in 1899; was admitted to the bar the same year and commenced the practice of law in Columbus, Ohio. He moved to New York City in 1903 and continued the practice of his profession. He married Bertha Gildersleeve Paterson on June 27, 1905.[3]
Career
[edit]Elected as a Republican, Bond served one term as U. S. Representative from New York's eighth district in the Sixty-seventh United States Congress from March 4, 1921, to March 3, 1923.[4]
Defeated in 1922, Bond resumed the practice of law and made an unsuccessful bid for the borough presidency of Brooklyn in 1926. He was the attorney for writer O. Henry, and was a delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1936. He served as chairman of the Alcohol Beverage Control Board of New York City from 1934 to 1970 when he retired at 93 years of age.[1]
Death
[edit]Bond died in Bound Brook, New Jersey, on January 8, 1974 (age 96 years, 224 days).[2] He was cremated and his ashes are interred at West Union Street Cemetery, Athens, Ohio.[5] His granddaughter, Geraldine Bond Laybourne, founded the Oxygen Network after leading Nickelodeon's huge growth in the 1970s and '80s.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "BOND, Charles Grosvenor 1877 – 1974". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved 6 July 2023. This source incorrectly gives Bond's date of death as January 10, 1974.
- ^ a b c "Charles Bond, 96, Ex-Head Of Alcoholic Beverage Unit". The New York Times. 9 January 1974. Page 38, column 3. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
Charles G. Bond, who retired in 1971 as chairman of the New York City Alcoholic Beverage Control Board, died yesterday at the Somerset Valley (N.J.) Nursing Home. He was 96 years old.
- ^ "Charles G. Bond". Ancestry.com. Retrieved 22 July 2013.
- ^ "Charles G. Bond". Govtrack US Congress. Retrieved 22 July 2013.
- ^ "Charles G. Bond". The Political Graveyard. Retrieved 22 July 2013.
- ^ "Board of Trustees - Bios - Geraldine Bond Laybourne '69, P'93". Vassar College. Retrieved June 9, 2022.
External links
[edit]- United States Congress. "Charles G. Bond (id: B000610)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
