Joseph J. Gill
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Joseph John Gill was a U.S. Representative
from Ohio
.
Born in Barnesville, Ohio
, Gill moved with his parents to Mount Pleasant, Ohio
, in 1848.
He pursued an academic course and was graduated from the law department of the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor in 1868.
He was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Jefferson County, Ohio
.
He subsequently engaged in banking and later in manufacturing and iron mining.
Gill was elected as a Republican
to the Fifty-sixth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Lorenzo Danford.
He was reelected to the Fifty-seventh and Fifty-eighth Congresses and served from December 4, 1899, until October 31, 1903, when he resigned.
He died in Steubenville, Ohio
, May 22, 1920.
He was interred in Union Cemetery.
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
from Ohio
Ohio
Ohio is a Midwestern state in the United States. The 34th largest state by area in the U.S.,it is the 7th‑most populous with over 11.5 million residents, containing several major American cities and seven metropolitan areas with populations of 500,000 or more.The state's capital is Columbus...
.
Born in Barnesville, Ohio
Barnesville, Ohio
Barnesville is a village in Belmont County, Ohio, United States. It is part of the Wheeling, West Virginia Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 4,225 at the 2000 census...
, Gill moved with his parents to Mount Pleasant, Ohio
Mount Pleasant, Ohio
Mount Pleasant is a village in Jefferson County, Ohio, in the United States. As of the 2000 census, the village population was 535. It is part of the Weirton–Steubenville, WV-OH Metropolitan Statistical Area.-History:...
, in 1848.
He pursued an academic course and was graduated from the law department of the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor in 1868.
He was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Jefferson County, Ohio
Jefferson County, Ohio
Jefferson County is a county located in the state of Ohio. As of 2010, the population was 69,709. Its county seat is Steubenville and is named for Thomas Jefferson, who was at the time Vice President....
.
He subsequently engaged in banking and later in manufacturing and iron mining.
Gill was elected as a Republican
Republican Party (United States)
The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
to the Fifty-sixth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Lorenzo Danford.
He was reelected to the Fifty-seventh and Fifty-eighth Congresses and served from December 4, 1899, until October 31, 1903, when he resigned.
He died in Steubenville, Ohio
Steubenville, Ohio
Steubenville is a city located along the Ohio River in Jefferson County, Ohio on the Ohio-West Virginia border in the United States. It is the political county seat of Jefferson County. It is also a principal city of the Weirton–Steubenville, WV-OH Metropolitan Statistical Area...
, May 22, 1920.
He was interred in Union Cemetery.