David B. Hill
29th Governor of New York (1885–91), U.S. Senator (D-NY, 1892–97) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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David Bennett Hill (August 29, 1843 – October 20, 1910) was an American politician from New York who was the 29th governor of New York from 1885 to 1891 and represented New York in the United States Senate from 1892 to 1897.
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David B. Hill | |
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United States Senator from New York | |
In office January 7, 1892 – March 3, 1897 | |
Preceded by | William M. Evarts |
Succeeded by | Thomas C. Platt |
29th Governor of New York | |
In office January 6, 1885 – December 31, 1891 | |
Lieutenant | Dennis McCarthy (acting) Edward F. Jones |
Preceded by | Grover Cleveland |
Succeeded by | Roswell P. Flower |
Lieutenant Governor of New York | |
In office January 1, 1883 – January 6, 1885 | |
Governor | Grover Cleveland |
Preceded by | George Gilbert Hoskins |
Succeeded by | Dennis McCarthy (acting) |
13th Mayor of Elmira, New York | |
In office March 8, 1882 – December 27, 1882 | |
Preceded by | Alexander S. Diven |
Succeeded by | Stephen T. Arnot |
Member of the New York Assembly from Chemung County | |
In office January 1, 1871 – December 31, 1872 | |
Preceded by | Edward L. Patrick |
Succeeded by | Seymour Dexter |
Personal details | |
Born | David Bennett Hill (1843-08-29)August 29, 1843 Havana, New York |
Died | October 20, 1910(1910-10-20) (aged 67) Albany, New York |
Political party | Democratic |
Profession | Lawyer |
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In 1892, he made an unsuccessful bid for president on a platform of bimetallism, but lost the nomination to Grover Cleveland, his longtime political rival and former running mate.