Ebenezer J. Hill

Ebenezer J. Hill (August 4, 1845 – September 27, 1917) was an American politician who was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from Connecticut's 4th congressional district from 1895 to 1913 and from 1915 until his death in 1917. He had previously served as a member of the Connecticut Senate from 1886 to 1887.

Ebenezer J. Hill
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Connecticut's 4th district
In office March 4, 1915 – September 27, 1917
Preceded by	Jeremiah Donovan
Succeeded by	Schuyler Merritt
In office March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1913
Preceded by	Robert E. De Forest
Succeeded by	Jeremiah Donovan
Member of the Connecticut Senate from the 13th district
In office 1886–1887
Preceded by	Asa Smith
Succeeded by	Lyman S. Catlin
Member of the Connecticut House of Representatives
In office 1866–1867
Preceded by	Chester Tolles, F. St. John Lockwood
Succeeded by	Asa Woodward, D. H. Webb
In office 1862–1863
Preceded by	Josiah Carter, Peter L. Cunningham
Succeeded by	William C. Street, Joseph H Cummings
In office 1851–1854
Preceded by	Clark Bissell, Algernon Beard
Personal details
Born	(1845-08-04)August 4, 1845 Redding, Connecticut
Died	September 27, 1917(1917-09-27) (aged 72) Norwalk, Connecticut
Resting place	Riverside Cemetery, Norwalk, Connecticut
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Mary Ellen Mosman (1846–1918)
Children	Frederick Asbury Hill (1869–1907), Clara Mossman Hill (1874–1955), Helena Charlotte Hill Weed (1875–1958), Elsie Mary Hill (1883–1970)
Residence	Norwalk, Connecticut
Alma mater	Center Academy Yale College
Occupation	banker, businessman
Military service
Allegiance	United States Union
Branch/service	Union Army
Years of service	1863–1865
Battles/wars	Civil War

Early life

He was born on August 4, 1845, in Redding, Connecticut, to Reverend Moses Hill and Charlotte Ilsley McLellan. He attended the public schools and then the Center Academy, and Yale College in 1865 and 1866. During the Civil War enlisted in the Union Army in 1863 and served until the close of the war.

Political career

Hill engaged in business and banking in Norwalk. He served as a Burgess of Norwalk. He served as chairman of the board of school visitors. Hill served as delegate to the Republican National Convention in 1884. He served as member of the State senate in 1886 and 1887. He served one term on the Republican State central committee.

Hill was elected as a Republican to the Fifty-fourth and to the eight succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1913).^[1]

He served as chairman of the Committee on Expenditures in the Department of the Treasury (Sixty-first Congress).

He was an unsuccessful candidate in 1912 for reelection to the Sixty-third Congress.

Hill was elected to the Sixty-fourth and Sixty-fifth Congresses and served from March 4, 1915, until his death in Norwalk, Connecticut, September 27, 1917. He was interred in Riverside Cemetery in Norwalk, Connecticut.^[2]

See also

• List of United States Congress members who died in office (1900–49)

Footnotes

1. "S. Doc. 58-1 - Fifty-eighth Congress. (Extraordinary session -- beginning November 9, 1903.) Official Congressional Directory for the use of the United States Congress. Compiled under the direction of the Joint Committee on Printing by A.J. Halford. Special edition. Corrections made to November 5, 1903". GovInfo.gov. U.S. Government Printing Office. November 9, 1903. pp. 12–13. Retrieved July 2, 2023.
2. Spencer, Thomas E. (1998). Where They're Buried. Baltimore, Maryland: Clearfield Company, Inc. p. 158. ISBN 0-8063-4823-2. Retrieved July 18, 2020.

Sources

• United States Congress. "Ebenezer J. Hill (id: H000591)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
• Ebenezer J. Hill, late a representative from Connecticut, Memorial addresses delivered in the House of Representatives and Senate frontispiece 1919

External links

• Ebenezer J. Hill papers (MS 279). Manuscripts and Archives, Yale University Library.

 This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress

U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Jeremiah Donovan	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Connecticut's 4th congressional district 1915 – 1917	Succeeded by Schuyler Merritt
Preceded by Robert E. De Forest	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Connecticut's 4th congressional district 1895 – 1913	Succeeded by Jeremiah Donovan
Connecticut State Senate
Preceded by Asa Smith	Member of the Connecticut Senate from the 13th District 1886–1887	Succeeded by Lyman S. Catlin
Connecticut House of Representatives
Preceded by Chester Tolles F. St. John Lockwood	Member of the Connecticut House of Representatives from Norwalk 1866–1867 With: F. St. John Lockwood	Succeeded by Asa Woodward D. H. Webb
Preceded by Josiah Carter Peter L. Cunningham	Member of the Connecticut House of Representatives from Norwalk 1862–1863 With: Josiah Carter	Succeeded by William C. Street Joseph H Cummings
Preceded by Clark Bissell Algernon Beard	Member of the Connecticut House of Representatives from Norwalk 1851–1854 With: Ira Gregory	Succeeded by .