Charles L. Hill | |
Birth Name: | Charles Lewis Hill |
Birth Date: | 5 September 1869 |
Birth Place: | Rosendale, Wisconsin, U.S. |
Death Place: | Elkhorn, Wisconsin, U.S. |
Nationality: | American |
Alma Mater: | University of Wisconsin–Madison |
Occupation: | Politician |
Party: | Prohibition |
Charles Lewis Hill (September 5, 1869 – June 1, 1957) was an American politician who, during 1910s, received the Prohibition Party nominations for Wisconsin governor and senator.
Hill was born in Rosendale, Wisconsin.[1] He attended the University of Wisconsin–Madison and became president of the National Dairy Association and served as a delegate to the World's Dairy Congress in 1931. He also authored the book The Guernsey Breed. Hill died in Elkhorn, Wisconsin.[2]
Hill ran for Governor of Wisconsin in 1912, losing to incumbent Francis E. McGovern. In 1914 and 1916, Hill was a candidate for the United States Senate from Wisconsin, losing to Paul O. Husting in 1914 and to incumbent Robert M. La Follette, Sr. in 1916. Hill was a member of the Prohibition Party.[3]