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.

Other Resources

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.

Photographs

Photograph. J.B. Hill, 35th Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

35th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, west wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

35th R.S. - 1917
Congressional Districts
Game and Fisheries
Judicial Districts
Privileges, Suffrage and Elections (Vice Chair)
Public Debt

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