John Fremont Hill
| John F. Hill | |
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| 19th Chair of the Republican National Committee | |
| In office 1910–1912 |
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| Preceded by | Frank H. Hitchcock |
| Succeeded by | Victor Rosewater |
| 45th Governor of Maine | |
| In office January 2, 1901 – January 4, 1905 |
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| Preceded by | Llewellyn Powers |
| Succeeded by | William T. Cobb |
| Member of the Maine Senate | |
| In office 1892-1896 |
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| Member of the Maine House of Representatives | |
| In office 1888-1892 |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | October 29, 1855 Eliot, Maine |
| Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Bar Harbor, Maine |
| Spouse(s) | Lizzie G. Vickery Laura Coleman |
John Fremont Hill (October 29, 1855 in Eliot, Maine – March 16, 1912) was an American capitalist and politician. He served in a number of positions in Maine government, including as the 45th Governor of Maine from 1901 to 1905. [1]
He graduated from the Medical School of Maine (Bowdoin College) in 1877 and studied at the Long Island College Hospital Medical School, but practiced medicine only a year. In 1879 he became a member of the law firm (later a publishing house) of J.F. Hill & Co. in Augusta, Maine. He was active in many railroad, steamship, telephone, and banking enterprises.
He was best known as a Republican politician, serving as a member of the Maine House of Representatives in 1888-92, of the Maine Senate from 1892 to 1896, and of the Executive Council in 1898-1899; and he was the 45th Governor of Maine from 1901 to 1905. He was acting chairman in 1908-1911, and chairman in 1911-1912, of the Republican National Committee.
Personal
Dr. Hill married Lizzie G. Vickery, daughter of the Hon. Peleg O. Vickery, on May 19, 1880. They had one child, Percy Vickery Hill, born on March 16, 1881. Lizzie died on April 10, 1893. Dr. Hill later married Laura Ligget, née Colman, widow of Hiriam S. Liggett, and daughter of former Secretary of Agriculture Norman Jay Coleman, on April 25, 1897.[2]
Sources
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References
- ↑ Political Graveyard website
- ↑ Biographical Sketches of Representative Citizens of the State of Maine, New England Historical Publishing Company, 1903 - https://books.google.com/books?id=XDQhAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA7
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| Preceded by | Governor of Maine 1901–1905 |
Succeeded by William T. Cobb |
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| Preceded by | Chairman of the Republican National Committee 1910–1912 |
Succeeded by Victor Rosewater |
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