Chester C. Bolton | |
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 22nd district |
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In office March 4, 1929 – January 3, 1937 |
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Preceded by | Theodore E. Burton |
Succeeded by | Anthony A. Fleger |
In office January 3, 1939 – October 29, 1939 |
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Preceded by | Anthony A. Fleger |
Succeeded by | Frances P. Bolton |
Member of the Ohio Senate | |
In office 1923–1928 |
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Personal details | |
Born |
Chester Castle Bolton September 5, 1882 Cleveland, Ohio |
Died | October 29, 1939 Cleveland, Ohio |
(aged 57)
Resting place | Lake View Cemetery |
Political party | Republican |
Spouse(s) | Frances P. Bolton |
Children | Oliver P. Bolton |
Alma mater | Harvard University |
Chester Castle Bolton (September 5, 1882 – October 29, 1939) was a U.S. Representative from Ohio, husband of Frances P. Bolton and father of Oliver P. Bolton.
Born in Cleveland, Ohio, Bolton attended the city's public schools. He graduated from the University School in Cleveland in 1901, and from Harvard University in 1905, where he was a member of the Delphic Club.
Chester Castle Bolton and Frances Payne Bingham Bolton were married in 1907. They had 4 children, Charles B. Bolton , Oliver Payne, Kenyon C., and Elizabeth Bolton.
Bolton was a business industrialist in the steel industry in Cleveland from 1905-1917. He served as member of the Ohio National Guard from 1905-1915.
Bolton was commissioned as a captain in the Reserve Corps, and then was ordered into active service in March 1917, in World War I. He was detailed first to the War Industries Board, and then served as aide to the Assistant Secretary of War. He was transferred to the General Staff in 1917. He was promoted to the rank of lieutenant colonel and detailed to the One Hundred and First Division as Assistant Chief of Staff, and was discharged in December 1918.
He returned to Cleveland, Ohio, and served as a director of several large business corporations, and also engaged in raising and breeding a renowned Guernsey cattle herd at Franchester Farms, on the Bolton's 65 acre family estate 'Franchester Place' in Lyndhurst, Ohio.
He served as member of the Lyndhurst Village Council from 1918-1921.
Bolton served in the Ohio State Senate during 1923-1928, and served as its president pro tempore in 1927 and 1928.