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J. Ben Hill Full Name: James Benjamin Hill Date of birth: October 15, 1848 Date of death: August 8, 1934 Terms of Service Biographical Notes Committee Information Legislation Terms of Service top Chamber District Dates of Service Legislatures Party City/County Note Counties in District H 31 Jan 9, 1917 - Jan 14, 1919 35th   Democrat Gilmer / Upshur   Camp, Upshur   Biographical Notes and Resources top Resolutions and Journal entries 43rd Legislature, 3rd C.S., 8/28/1934, p. 12. Resolutions - Memorial. Biographical Sketches 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 Informationtop 35th R.S. - 1917 Congressional Districts   Game and Fisheries   Judicial Districts   Privileges, Suffrage and Elections (Vice Chair)  Public Debt

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