Ebenezer J. Hill (August 4, 1845 – September 27, 1917) was an American politician who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from Connecticut's 4th congressional district from 1895 to 1913 and from 1915 until his death in 1917. He had previously served as a member of the Connecticut State Senate from 1886 to 1887.
Early life
Hill was born on August 4, 1845, in Redding, Connecticut, to Reverend Moses Hill and Charlotte Ilsley McLellan. He attended the public schools and then the Center Academy.[1] In 1863, during the Civil War, Hill enlisted in the Union Army, as an assistant to his brother, a Major, in the Quartermaster Department, and served until the end of the war.[2] After the war, he attended Yale College from 1865 to 1866, but did not earn a degree. However, Hill earned an honorary degree from Yale in 1895.[1]
Political career
Hill engaged in business and banking in Norwalk. He served as a Burgess of Norwalk and as chairman of the board of school visitors. In 1884, Hill served as a delegate to the Republican National Convention. Hill was elected as member of the Connecticut State Senate in 1886, serving only one term. He also served one term on the Republican State central committee. [1]
In 1894, Hill was elected as a Republican to the 54th United States Congress, and to the eight succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1913).[3] As a member of Congress, Hill served as a member of the Committee on Banking and Currency for 8 years, and as a member of the Ways and Means Committee for 14 years.[2] He served as chairman of the Committee on Expenditures in the Department of the Treasury (61st Congress). [1] During his time in Congress, he developed a reputation among his colleagues as an authority on banking and tariffs. Hill was seen as a proponent of the gold standard, a protectionist, and as an outspoken supporter of women's suffrage.[2]
He was an unsuccessful candidate in 1912 for reelection to the 63rd Congress.
Hill was again elected to the 64th and 65th Congresses and served from March 4, 1915, until his death in Norwalk, Connecticut, on September 27, 1917. He was interred in Riverside Cemetery in Norwalk, Connecticut.[4]
See also
Footnotes
- ^ a b c d "Bioguide Search". bioguide.congress.gov. Retrieved February 3, 2025.
- ^ a b c "Ebenezer J. Hill (late a representative from Connecticut) - Copy 2 | Library of Congress". www.loc.gov. Retrieved February 3, 2025.
- ^ "S. Doc. 58-1 - Fifty-eighth Congress. (Extraordinary session -- beginning November 9, 1903.) Official Congressional Directory for the use of the United States Congress. Compiled under the direction of the Joint Committee on Printing by A.J. Halford. Special edition. Corrections made to November 5, 1903". GovInfo.gov. U.S. Government Printing Office. November 9, 1903. pp. 12–13. Retrieved July 2, 2023.
- ^ Spencer, Thomas E. (1998). Where They're Buried. Baltimore, Maryland: Clearfield Company, Inc. p. 158. ISBN 0-8063-4823-2. Retrieved July 18, 2020.
Sources
- United States Congress. "Ebenezer J. Hill (id: H000591)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- Ebenezer J. Hill, late a representative from Connecticut, Memorial addresses delivered in the House of Representatives and Senate frontispiece 1919
External links
- Ebenezer J. Hill papers (MS 279). Manuscripts and Archives, Yale University Library. [1]
This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
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