Elwood Hillis

Elwood Haynes "Bud" Hillis (born March 6, 1926) is an American politician and lawyer from Indiana. He is a former Republican member of the United States House of Representatives.

Elwood Hillis
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
Member of the Indiana House of Representatives from the Howard and Tipton counties
In office
January 5, 1967  January 3, 1971
Preceded bymulti-member district
Succeeded bymulti-member district
Personal details
Born
Elwood Haynes Hillis

(1926-03-06) March 6, 1926
Kokomo, Indiana, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
EducationIndiana University (BS, JD)
OccupationAttorney
Military service
Branch/serviceUnited States Army
Years of service1944–1954
RankCaptain
Battles/warsWorld War II

Biography

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. Their father, Glen R. Hillis, was the Republican nominee for Governor of Indiana in 1940, losing by less than 4,000 votes. His maternal grandfather and namesake, Elwood Haynes, was an inventor and automobile pioneer.

See also

References

  • United States Congress. "Elwood Hillis (id: H000624)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved on 2008-03-19
  • Appearances on C-SPAN

 This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress website http://bioguide.congress.gov.

U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by
Richard L. Roudebush
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Indiana's 5th congressional district

1971  1987
Succeeded by
Jim Jontz
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