Marcus A. Hanna. In the Senate he served as chairman of the Mining Committee and the Committee on Indian Depredations. He also was the head of a Congressional Committee which investigated hazing at the United States Military Academy. He served until 1911, when he lost a bid for a second term. While in Congress, he became one of the largest stockholders in the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company, and served as a vice president and member of the board of directors. Later career Dick practiced law after leaving the Senate, and pursued a successful business career, including ownership of the Franklin Square Hotel in Washington, D.C. and the Hotel Chatham in New York City. He ran unsuccessfully for the U.S. House in 1918, losing to Martin L. Davey. In 1922 he was an unsuccessful candidate for the Republican U.S. Senate nomination, losing to Simeon D. Fess. Retirement, death and burial From 1941 until his death in Akron on March 13, 1945, Dick was the oldest living former US Senator. He was buried in Akron's Glendale Cemetery. Legacy Since 1988 the National Guard Association of the United States presents the annual Charles Dick Medal of Merit to recognize support for the National Guard by state and federal legislators. References External links Retrieved on 2009-05-16 1858 births 1945 deaths Politicians from Akron, Ohio Ohio lawyers County auditors in the United States Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Ohio Republican Party United States senators from Ohio American military personnel of the Spanish–American War National Guard (United States) generals Ohio National Guard personnel United States Army generals American people of German descent American lawyers admitted to the practice of law by reading law