William Henry Hill (New York)
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William Henry Hill was a U.S. Representative
from New York
.
Born in Plains, Pennsylvania, Hill attended the public schools.
He was graduated from the high school at Binghamton, New York
.
He served as mayor of Lestershire (now Johnson City), New York from 1898 to 1901.
Postmaster
of Lestershire 1902-1910.
He was editor and publisher of the Record at Johnson City 1898-1921.
He served as member of the State senate 1914-1918.
Hill was elected as a Republican
to the Sixty-sixth
Congress (March 4, 1919 – March 3, 1921).
He was not a candidate for reelection in 1920 to the Sixty-seventh
Congress.
He served as delegate to the Republican National Conventions in 1924, 1928, 1932, 1940, and 1944.
He was appointed as a member of the New York State Parks Commission by Governor Smith in 1925 and elected chairman in 1933.
He served as chairman of the New York Hoover-for-President Committee in 1928.
He served as vice chairman of the Republican Campaign Committee in the East in 1932.
Trustee of Syracuse University
.
He served as member of the Republican executive committee of the State of New York.
Newspaper publisher until 1960.
Resided in Binghamton, New York
, where he died July 24, 1972.
He was interred in Riverhurst Cemetery, Endicott, New York
.
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 New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
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Born in Plains, Pennsylvania, Hill attended the public schools.
He was graduated from the high school at Binghamton, New York
Binghamton, New York
Binghamton is a city in the Southern Tier of New York in the United States. It is near the Pennsylvania border, in a bowl-shaped valley at the confluence of the Susquehanna and Chenango Rivers...
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He served as mayor of Lestershire (now Johnson City), New York from 1898 to 1901.
Postmaster
Postmaster
A postmaster is the head of an individual post office. Postmistress is not used anymore in the United States, as the "master" component of the word refers to a person of authority and has no gender quality...
of Lestershire 1902-1910.
He was editor and publisher of the Record at Johnson City 1898-1921.
He served as member of the State senate 1914-1918.
Hill 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 Sixty-sixth
66th United States Congress
The Sixty-sixth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, comprising the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, DC from March 4, 1919 to March 4, 1921, during the last two years of...
Congress (March 4, 1919 – March 3, 1921).
He was not a candidate for reelection in 1920 to the Sixty-seventh
67th United States Congress
The Sixty-seventh 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, 1921 to March 4, 1923, during the first two years...
Congress.
He served as delegate to the Republican National Conventions in 1924, 1928, 1932, 1940, and 1944.
He was appointed as a member of the New York State Parks Commission by Governor Smith in 1925 and elected chairman in 1933.
He served as chairman of the New York Hoover-for-President Committee in 1928.
He served as vice chairman of the Republican Campaign Committee in the East in 1932.
Trustee of Syracuse University
Syracuse University
Syracuse University is a private research university located in Syracuse, New York, United States. Its roots can be traced back to Genesee Wesleyan Seminary, founded by the Methodist Episcopal Church in 1832, which also later founded Genesee College...
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He served as member of the Republican executive committee of the State of New York.
Newspaper publisher until 1960.
Resided in Binghamton, New York
Binghamton, New York
Binghamton is a city in the Southern Tier of New York in the United States. It is near the Pennsylvania border, in a bowl-shaped valley at the confluence of the Susquehanna and Chenango Rivers...
, where he died July 24, 1972.
He was interred in Riverhurst Cemetery, Endicott, New York
Endicott, New York
Endicott is a village in Broome County, New York, United States. The population was 13,038 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Binghamton Metropolitan Statistical Area. The village is named after Henry B...
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