Elwood Hillis

Elwood Haynes "Bud" Hillis (March 6, 1926 – January 4, 2023) was an American politician and lawyer from Indiana.

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.

Hillis was a resident of Windsor, Colorado.

He died on January 4, 2023, at the age of 96.

He graduated from Culver Military Academy, 1944.

Hillis served in the United States Army in the European Theater with the rank of first lieutenant from 1944 to 1946.

B.S., Indiana University, 1949.

J.D., Indiana University School of Law, 1952.

Bud Hillis was a younger brother to renowned choral director Margaret Hillis.

Hillis was admitted to the Indiana bar in 1952 and commenced practice in Kokomo.

Hillis served as a member of the Indiana House of Representatives, Ninety-fifth and Ninety-sixth General Assemblies.

He retired from the Reserves in 1954 with rank of captain in the infantry.

Hillis also served as a delegate, Indiana State Republican conventions from 1962 to 1970.

He was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives, serving Indiana's 5th congressional district for 8 terms from 1971 to 1987.

Born in Kokomo, Indiana, Hillis attended Kokomo public schools.

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.

Hillis resumed the practice of law.

Retrieved on 2008-03-19

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.