Samuel B. Hill
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Samuel Billingsley Hill (April 2, 1875 - March 16, 1958) was a U.S. Representative
from Washington.
Born in Franklin, Arkansas
, Hill attended the common schools, the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville, and was graduated from its law department in 1898. While at the University of Arkansas, he was a member of Xi Chapter of the Kappa Sigma Fraternity.
He was admitted to the bar
the same year and commenced practice in Danville, Arkansas
.
He moved to Waterville, Washington
, in 1904 and continued the practice of law.
He served as prosecuting attorney of Douglas County 1907-1911.
He served as judge of the superior court for Douglas and Grant Counties 1917-1924.
Hill was elected as a Democrat
to the Sixty-eighth
Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of J. Stanley Webster
.
He was reelected to the Sixty-ninth
and to the five succeeding Congresses and served from September 25, 1923, until his resignation, effective June 25, 1936, having been confirmed as a member of the United States Board of Tax Appeals (now the United States Tax Court
) on May 21, 1936, serving as a judge on the court until his retirement November 30, 1953.
He died in Bethesda, Maryland
, March 16, 1958.
He was interred in Rock Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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 Washington.
Born in Franklin, Arkansas
Franklin, Arkansas
Franklin is a town in Izard County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 184 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Franklin is located at ....
, Hill attended the common schools, the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville, and was graduated from its law department in 1898. While at the University of Arkansas, he was a member of Xi Chapter of the Kappa Sigma Fraternity.
He was admitted to the bar
Admission to the bar in the United States
In the United States, admission to the bar is the granting of permission by a particular court system to a lawyer to practice law in that system. Each U.S. state and similar jurisdiction has its own court system and sets its own rules for bar admission , which can lead to different admission...
the same year and commenced practice in Danville, Arkansas
Danville, Arkansas
Danville is a city in Yell County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 2,392 at the 2000 census. Along with Dardanelle, it is one of two county seats for Yell County.Danville is part of the Russellville Micropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:...
.
He moved to Waterville, Washington
Waterville, Washington
Waterville is a town in and the county seat of Douglas County, Washington, United States. It is part of the Wenatchee–East Wenatchee Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 1,138 at the 2010 census.-History:...
, in 1904 and continued the practice of law.
He served as prosecuting attorney of Douglas County 1907-1911.
He served as judge of the superior court for Douglas and Grant Counties 1917-1924.
Hill was elected as a Democrat
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
to the Sixty-eighth
68th United States Congress
The Sixty-eighth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1923 to March 4, 1925, during the last months of...
Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of J. Stanley Webster
J. Stanley Webster
John Stanley Webster was a U.S. Representative from Washington.Born in Cynthiana, Kentucky, Webster attended the public schools and Smith's Classical School for Boys....
.
He was reelected to the Sixty-ninth
69th United States Congress
The Sixty-ninth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1925 to March 4, 1927, during the third and fourth...
and to the five succeeding Congresses and served from September 25, 1923, until his resignation, effective June 25, 1936, having been confirmed as a member of the United States Board of Tax Appeals (now the United States Tax Court
United States Tax Court
The United States Tax Court is a federal trial court of record established by Congress under Article I of the U.S. Constitution, section 8 of which provides that the Congress has the power to "constitute Tribunals inferior to the supreme Court"...
) on May 21, 1936, serving as a judge on the court until his retirement November 30, 1953.
He died in Bethesda, Maryland
Bethesda, Maryland
Bethesda is a census designated place in southern Montgomery County, Maryland, United States, just northwest of Washington, D.C. It takes its name from a local church, the Bethesda Meeting House , which in turn took its name from Jerusalem's Pool of Bethesda...
, March 16, 1958.
He was interred in Rock Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.