Background
Bond, a nephew of American Civil War general Charles H. Grosvenor, was born in Columbus, Ohio the son of William W. and Frances (Currier) Bond.
United States representative politician
Bond, a nephew of American Civil War general Charles H. Grosvenor, was born in Columbus, Ohio the son of William W. and Frances (Currier) Bond.
He attended the public schools. Was graduated from the law department of Ohio State University at Columbus in 1899. Was admitted to the bar the same year and commenced the practice of law in Columbus, Ohio.
He moved to New York City in 1903 and continued the practice of his profession. Elected as a Republican, Bond served one term as United States Representative from New York"s eighth district in the Sixty-seventh United States Congress from March 3, 1921 to March 3, 1923. Defeated in 1922, Bond resumed the practice of law and made an unsuccessful bid for the borough presidency of Brooklyn in 1926.
He was the attorney for writer O. Henry, and was a delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1936.
He served as chairman of the Alcohol Beverage Control Board of New York City from 1934 to 1970 when he retired at 93 years of age. Bond died in Bound Brook, New Jersey on January 10, 1974 (age 96 years, 226 days).
He was cremated and his ashes are interred at West Union Street Cemetery, Athens, Ohio.