Charles WF Dick

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Charles WF Dick, about 1903

Charles William Frederick Dick (* 3. November 1858 in Akron , Ohio ; † 13. March 1945 ) was an American politician of the Republican Party.

From 1896 to 1900 he served on the Republican National Committee . During this time he also volunteered for the Army in the Spanish-American War and was deployed in Cuba . He was elected to the United States House of Representatives by by-election in 1898 to fill the seat vacated by the death of Stephen A. Northway . He kept his seat in the House of Representatives until 1904, but then did not run for a fourth term as he was elected to the US Senate to take a vacant seat created by the death of Mark Hanna . He held this office until 1911, when he lost the election for a second term. In 1922 he tried in vain to win the Republican nomination for election to his former Senate seat. He lost to Simeon D. Fess .

Dick died on March 13, 1945 in Akron, Ohio, his birthplace.

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SURNAME Dick, Charles WF
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Dick, Charles William Frederick
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American politician
DATE OF BIRTH November 3, 1858
PLACE OF BIRTH Akron , Ohio
DATE OF DEATH March 13, 1945
Place of death Akron , Ohio