HILL, DAVID BENNETT (18431910)

This article appears in Volume V13, Page 464 of the Encyclopedia Britannica.

Encyclopedia Britannica - Main :: HIG-HOR

HILL, DAVID BENNETT (18431910) , American politician, was born at Havana, New

York

YORK
YORK (
HOUSE
- HOUSE
- HOUSE (O. Eng. hiss, a word common to Teutonic languages, cf. Dut. huis, Ger. Haus; in
  Gothic
  - GOTHIC
  it is only found in gudhiss, a temple; it may be ultimately connected with the root of " hide," conceal)
OF)
YORK, EDMUND OF
LANGLEY
- LANGLEY, SAMUEL PIERPONT (1834-1906)
, DUKE OF (1341-1402)
EDWARD
- EDWARD
.html">YORK,
EDWARD
- EDWARD
YORK, FREDERICK
AUGUSTUS
- AUGUSTUS (a name 1 derived from Lat. augeo, increase, i.e. venerable, majestic, Gr. Ee0avr6s)
, DUKE OF (1763-1827)
YORK, RICHARD, DUKE

, on the 29th of August 1843. In 1862 he removed to Elmira, New

York

YORK
YORK (
HOUSE
- HOUSE
- HOUSE (O. Eng. hiss, a word common to Teutonic languages, cf. Dut. huis, Ger. Haus; in
  Gothic
  - GOTHIC
  it is only found in gudhiss, a temple; it may be ultimately connected with the root of " hide," conceal)
OF)
YORK, EDMUND OF
LANGLEY
- LANGLEY, SAMUEL PIERPONT (1834-1906)
, DUKE OF (1341-1402)
YORK, EDWARD
YORK, FREDERICK
AUGUSTUS
- AUGUSTUS (a name 1 derived from Lat. augeo, increase, i.e. venerable, majestic, Gr. Ee0avr6s)
, DUKE OF (1763-1827)
YORK, RICHARD, DUKE

, where in 1864 he was admitted to the bar. He at once became active in the affairs of the Democratic party, attracting the attention of Samuel J. Tilden, one of whose shrewdest and ablest lieutenants he became. In 1871 and 1872 he was a member of the New York State' Assembly, and in 1877 and again in 1881 presided over the Democratic State Convention. In 1382 he was elected mayor of Elmira, and in the same year was chosen lieutenant-

governor

GOVERNOR (from the Fr. gouverneur, from gouverner, O. Fr. governer, Lat. gubernare, to steer a ship, to direct, guide)

of the state, having been defeated for nomination as

governor

GOVERNOR (from the Fr. gouverneur, from gouverner, O. Fr. governer, Lat. gubernare, to steer a ship, to direct, guide)

by Grover Cleveland. In January 1885, however, Cleveland having resigned to become president, 1-fill became governor, and in November was elected for a three-year term, and subsequently re-elected. In 18911897 he was a member of the United States Senate. During these years, and in 1892, when he tried to get the presidential nomination, he was prominent in working against Cleveland. In 1896 he opposed the free silver

plank

PLANK

in the platform adopted by the Democratic National Convention which nominated W. J. Bryan; in the National Convention of 'goo, however, the free-silver issue having been subordinated to

anti

ANTI, or CAMPA

-imperialism, he seconded Bryan's nomination. After 1897 he devoted himself to his law practice, and in 19o5 retired from politics. He died in Albany on the 3oth of October 191o.

End of Article: HILL, DAVID BENNETT (18431910)

If you wish, you can link directly to this article.

<a href="http://jcsm.org/StudyCenter/Encyclopedia/HIG_HOR/HILL_DAVID_BENNETT_18431910_.html">
HILL, DAVID BENNETT (18431910)
</a>

(Previous)
HILL, DANIEL HARVEY (1821-1889)

(Next)
HILL, GEORGE BIRKBECK NORMAN (1835-1903)

JCSM was founded in 1997 and exists to help the community and bring people into a life-changing and productive relationship with Jesus Christ. JCSM offers over 200,000 free web pages, including its weekly inspirational emails that were sent continuously for over a decade.

Jesus Christ Saves Ministries
P.O. Box 9297
San Diego, CA 92169
1-888-887-0417 or Email