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| was | Politician Lawyer Suffrage activist Activist Suffragist | |
| Work field | Activism Law Politics | |
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| Birth | 27 October 1856 | |
| Death | 17 November 1938 (aged 82 years) | |
| Star sign | Scorpio |
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Charles Lewis Billings (October 27, 1856 – November 17, 1938) was an American politician and businessman.
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Billings was born in Highland, 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.