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Charles W. Billings (November 26, 1866 – December 13, 1928) was a politician and competitive shooter from New Jersey who was a member of the 1912 Summer Olympics American trapshooting team that won the gold medal in team clay pigeons.[1] He was a member of the New York Athletic Club.[2] He competed in the Travers Island, New York clay pigeon shooting competition in both 1911 and 1913.[3]
Billings in 1912 on Travers Island, New York | |||||||||||||||
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Born | Eatontown, New Jersey, United States | November 26, 1866||||||||||||||
Died | December 13, 1928 62) Deal, New Jersey, United States | (aged||||||||||||||
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He was born on November 26, 1866, in Eatontown, New Jersey.[4]
In 1912 he won the gold medal as member of the American team in the team clay pigeons competition.[4] In the individual trap competition he finished 42nd.[4]
Billings, who had served from 1920 until his death as the first mayor of Oceanport, New Jersey, died of a heart attack on December 13, 1928, in Deal, New Jersey.[4][5]
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