Elwood Hillis

Elwood Hillis
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Indiana's 5th district
In office
January 3, 1971  January 3, 1987
Preceded by Richard L. Roudebush
Succeeded by Jim Jontz
Member of the Indiana House of Representatives
Personal details
Born (1926-03-06) March 6, 1926
Kokomo, Indiana, U.S.
Political party Republican
Occupation Attorney
Military service
Service/branch United States Army
Years of service 1944–1954
Rank Captain

Elwood Haynes "Bud" Hillis (born March 6, 1926) is a former U.S. Representative from Indiana.

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 and the grandson and namesake of inventor and automobile pioneer Elwood Haynes.

References

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

United States 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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