John Hill (politician, 1797)
John Hill (born April 9, 1797 in Germanton , Stokes County , North Carolina , † April 24, 1861 in Raleigh , North Carolina) was an American politician . Between 1839 and 1841 he represented the state of North Carolina in the US House of Representatives .
Career
After a good primary school education, John Hill studied at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill until 1816 . Then he worked as a planter . He also served as a clerk in the Stokes County District Court for 30 years. He also embarked on a political career. Between 1819 and 1823 he was a member of the House of Representatives from North Carolina ; between 1823 and 1825 and between 1830 and 1831 he was a member of the State Senate . He became a member of the Democratic Party founded in 1828 .
In the congressional election of 1838 Hill was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC , in the ninth constituency of North Carolina , where he succeeded Augustine Henry Shepperd on March 4, 1839 . Until March 3, 1841, he was able to complete a legislative period in Congress . In 1850 he became an administrative clerk with the North Carolina Senate. In 1861 he was a delegate to a meeting to revise the state constitution. He died in Raleigh on April 24, 1861.
Web links
- John Hill in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)
- John Hill in the database of Find a Grave (English)
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SURNAME | Hill, John |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American politician |
DATE OF BIRTH | April 9, 1797 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | near Germanton , Stokes County , North Carolina |
DATE OF DEATH | April 24, 1861 |
Place of death | Raleigh , North Carolina |