David B. Hill
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David Bennett Hill
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| In office January 7, 1892 – March 3, 1897 |
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| Preceded by | William M. Evarts |
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| Succeeded by | Thomas C. Platt |
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29th Governor of New York
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| In office January 6, 1885 – December 31, 1891 |
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| Lieutenant | Dennis McCarthy (acting) Edward F. Jones |
| Preceded by | Grover Cleveland |
| Succeeded by | Roswell P. Flower |
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| In office January 1, 1883 – January 6, 1885 |
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| Governor | Grover Cleveland |
| Preceded by | George Gilbert Hoskins |
| Succeeded by | Dennis McCarthy (acting) |
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| Born | August 24, 1843 Havana, New York |
| Died | October 20, 1910 Albany, New York |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Profession | Lawyer |
For other people with a similar name, see David Hill
David Bennett Hill (August 29, 1843 Havana, then Chemung County, now in Schuyler County, New York - October 20, 1910 Albany, New York) was an American politician from New York who was Governor of New York from 1885 to 1891.
[edit] Life
He was Mayor of Elmira, New York in 1882. He was Lieutenant Governor of New York from 1883 to 1885, elected on the Democratic ticket with Governor Grover Cleveland. He was Governor from 1885 to 1891, succeeding to the office upon Cleveland's resignation and re-elected twice. During his tenure as Governor, William Kemmler was executed in the electric chair, the first inmate in the country ever to be put to death in this manner. On April 23, 1889 Hill vetoed a bill from the state legislature that would block the street construction at the Polo Grounds.
He served as a U.S. Senator from New York from 1892 to 1897. He was also a candidate for the Democratic nomination for President in 1892, but lost to Grover Cleveland, who later won the presidential election. He was defeated by Republican Levi P. Morton when, as a sitting U.S senaotor, he ran again for Governor in 1894.
[edit] External links
- A Jeffersonian Governor: David Bennett Hill
- David B. Hill at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
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| Preceded by George Gilbert Hoskins |
Lieutenant Governor of New York 1883 - 1884 |
Succeeded by Dennis McCarthy Acting |
| Preceded by Grover Cleveland |
Governor of New York 1885 - 1891 |
Succeeded by Roswell P. Flower |
| Preceded by William M. Evarts |
United States Senator (Class 3) from New York 1892 - 1897 Served alongside: Frank Hiscock, Edward Murphy, Jr. |
Succeeded by Thomas C. Platt |
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