John Hill (Virginia politician)

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John Hill (July 18, 1800 - April 19, 1880) was a U.S. Representative from Virginia, cousin of John Thomas Harris.

Born in New Canton, Virginia, Hill completed preparatory studies and was graduated from Washington Academy (now Washington and Lee University), Lexington, Virginia, in 1818. He studied law. He was admitted to the bar in 1821 and practiced.

Hill was elected as a Whig to the Twenty-sixth Congress (March 4, 1839-March 3, 1841). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1840 to the Twenty-seventh Congress. He resumed the practice of law. He served as member of the Virginia constitutional convention 1850-1851. Commonwealth attorney for several years. County judge of Buckingham County 1870-1879. He died at Buckingham Court House, Virginia, April 19, 1880. He was interred in the Presbyterian Cemetery.

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• John Hill (Virginia politician) at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress