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J. Ben Hill
Full Name: James Benjamin Hill
Date of birth: October 15, 1848
Date of death: August 8, 1934
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Terms of Service top
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Legislatures |
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Counties in District |
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31
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Jan 9, 1917 - Jan 14, 1919
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35th
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Democrat
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Gilmer / Upshur
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Camp, Upshur
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Biographical Notes and Resources top
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| Resolutions and Journal entries |
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43rd Legislature, 3rd C.S., 8/28/1934, p. 12.
Resolutions - Memorial.
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| Biographical Sketches |
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Biographical sketch, Judge James Benjamin Hill ("J. Ben Hill"), born 10/15/1848 in Montgomery County, Alabama. Ran for Representative of the 10th District in 1904 and defeated by 15 votes. Upshur County, Texas, Biographies. Source: Past History and Present Stage of Development of Texas, published by Forrister History Company, Chicago (1912).
Genealogy Trails.
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James Benjamin Hill, birth date 10/15/1848, death date 8/8/1934, spouse Cora Mae Schmidt. Family and gravestone photos. Renfro Fairchild Family Tree,
Ancestry.com.
James B. Hill, appointed Postmaster of Gilmer, 12/7/1888, p. 44.
A History of Upshur County, Texas, 1966.
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| Photographs |
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Photograph.
J. Ben Hill, 35th Legislature, State Preservation Board
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| Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol |
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35th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, west wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
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