Charles Lewis Billings (October 27, 1856 – November 17, 1938) was an American politician and businessman.

Biography

Billings was born in Highland, Iowa County, Wisconsin. He went to the University of Wisconsin–Platteville and the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Billings was admitted to the Wisconsin bar in 1883. He was also admitted to the Illinois and Missouri bars in 1884 and in 1888. Billings practiced law in Chicago, Illinois. He served in the Illinois Senate from 1907 to 1911 and was a Republican. Billings introduced a women's suffrage bill while still in the Illinois Senate. Billings died in Chicago, Illinois from a heart ailment.

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1856 births

1938 deaths

People from Iowa County, Wisconsin

Politicians from Chicago

Lawyers from Chicago

Missouri lawyers

Wisconsin lawyers

University of Wisconsin–Madison alumni

University of Wisconsin–Platteville alumni

Republican Party Illinois state senators

Suffragists from Illinois

Charles L. Billings