Robert P. Hill

Robert Potter Hill (born April 18, 1874 in Ewing , Franklin County , Illinois , † October 29, 1937 in Oklahoma City , Oklahoma ) was an American politician . Between 1913 and 1915 he represented the 25th constituency of the state of Illinois in the US House of Representatives ; from January to October 1937 he was an MP for the fifth district of Oklahoma.

Career

Robert Hill attended the public schools of his home country and then, until 1889, Ewing College . He then worked as a teacher in Franklin County between 1891 and 1893. As a result, he continued his own education until 1896 at Ewing College. In 1896 he moved to Marion in Williamson County . There he became justice of the peace in 1899. After studying law and being admitted to the bar in 1902, he began to practice his new profession in Marion. In 1903 he worked there for the police administration and from 1908 to 1910 he was a lawyer for the city of Marion.

Politically, he became a member of the Democratic Party . From 1910 to 1912 he was a member of the Illinois House of Representatives . In 1912 Hill was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC , where he succeeded Napoleon B. Thistlewood on March 4, 1913 . Since he lost in the 1914 election to Edward E. Denison , Hill could only hold one term in Congress until March 3, 1915 .

After the temporary end of his time in Congress, Hill worked again as a lawyer. In 1918 he moved to Oklahoma City, where he also practiced in his profession. Between 1925 and 1929 he was the assistant district attorney in Oklahoma County ; from 1931 to 1936 he served as a district judge in the 13th Judicial District of Oklahoma. In the congressional elections of 1936 he was re-elected to the US House of Representatives, where he succeeded Joshua B. Lee on January 3, 1937 . Hill could not finish his two-year term because he died in October 1937. His seat fell to Gomer Griffith Smith .

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SURNAME	Hill, Robert P.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Hill, Robert Potter (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American politician
DATE OF BIRTH	April 18, 1874
PLACE OF BIRTH	near Ewing , Illinois
DATE OF DEATH	October 29, 1937
Place of death	Oklahoma City , Oklahoma