Charles D. Hilles

Charles Hilles
Chair of the Republican National Committee
In office
July 18, 1912  June 27, 1916
Preceded byVictor Rosewater
Succeeded byWilliam Wilcox
Secretary to the President
In office
1911–1912
PresidentWilliam Howard Taft
Preceded byCharles D. Norton
Succeeded byCarmi Thompson
Personal details
Born
Charles Dewey Hilles

(1867-06-23)June 23, 1867
Belmont County, Ohio, U.S.
DiedAugust 27, 1949(1949-08-27) (aged 82)
Speonk, New York, U.S.
Political partyRepublican

Charles Dewey Hilles (June 23, 1867 – August 27, 1949) was a politician from the U. S. state of New York. He was Assistant Secretary of the United States Treasury in 1909, resigned in 1911 to become private secretary to U. S. President William H. Taft, and served as Chairman of the Republican National Committee.