Education
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.
United States representative politician
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 and Frances Payne Bingham were married in 1907. They had 4 children, Charles Bingham, Oliver Payne, Kenyon C., and Elizabeth. was a business industrialist in the steel industry in Cleveland from 1905-1917. World War I 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 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 "s 65 acre family estate "Franchester Place" in Lyndhurst, Ohio. Politics served in the Ohio State Senate during 1923-1928, and served as its president pro tempore in 1927 and 1928.
He served as delegate to the Republican National Convention in 1928. was elected as a Republican congressman representing Ohio"s 22nd congressional district to the Seventy-first and to the three succeeding Congresses, serving from 1929 until 1937. He served as chairman of the Republican Congressional Campaign Committee in 1934 and 1936.
He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection as congressperson in 1936 to the Seventy-fifth Congress. was elected to the Seventy-sixth Congress, again representing the 22nd district, serving from January 3, 1939 until his death in October 1939.
Death Chester C. died on October 29, 1939 in Cleveland. He was interred in Lake View Cemetery.
He served as member of the Ohio National Guard from 1905-1915. He served as member of the Lyndhurst Village Council from 1918-1921.
