William F. Hildenbrand (November 28, 1921 – July 21, 2011) was an American government officer who served as the Secretary of the United States Senate from 1981 to 1985.
[1] He enlisted in the United States Army in 1942 during World War II and was sent to Europe in the infantry.
[1] He returned to Philadelphia following the end of World War II, where he worked as a radio announcer.
[1] Hildenbrand was hired as a congressional staffer by Rep. Hal Haskell, a Republican from Delaware, in 1957, based moved to Washington D.C.[1] Haskell lost his bid for re-election in 1958, so Hildenbrand took a position with the Department of Health, Education and Welfare.
[1] In 1969, Hildenbrand returned to the Capitol when he was hired as a staff member for the Republican Minority Whip, Senator Hugh Scott of Pennsylvania.