Elwood Hillis

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Elwood Hillis
Elwood Hillis (92nd Congress).jpg
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Indiana's 5th district
In office
January 3, 1971 – January 3, 1987
Preceded byRichard L. Roudebush
Succeeded byJim Jontz
Personal details
BornMarch 6, 1926 (age 88)
Kokomo, Indiana, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
OccupationAttorney
Military service
Service/branchUnited States Army
Years of service1944–1954
RankCaptain
Elwood Haynes "Bud" Hillis (born March 6, 1926) is a former U.S. Representative from Indiana.

Biography[edit]

Born in Kokomo, Indiana, Hillis attended Kokomo public schools. He graduated from Culver Military Academy, 1944. B.S., Indiana University, 1949. J.D., Indiana University School of Law, 1952. He served in the United States Army in the European Theater with the rank of first lieutenant from 1944 to 1946. He retired from the Reserves in 1954 with rank of captain in the infantry. He was admitted to the Indiana bar in 1952 and commenced practice in Kokomo. He served as a member of the Indiana House of Representatives, Ninety-fifth and Ninety-sixth General Assemblies. He served as a delegate, Indiana State Republican conventions from 1962 to 1970.
Hillis was elected as a Republican to the Ninety-second and to the seven succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1971-January 3, 1987). He was not a candidate for reelection in 1986. He resumed the practice of law. He is a resident of Windsor, Colorado.
On March 17, 2010, Bud Hillis was honored for his years in public service at the Howard County Lincoln Day Dinner, held at the Kokomo Country Club in Kokomo, Indiana.
Bud Hillis is a younger brother to renowned choral director Margaret Hillis and the grandson and namesake of inventor and automobile pioneer Elwood Haynes.

See also[edit]

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References[edit]

 This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.