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George Washington Hill
Full Name: George Washington Hill
Date of birth: April 22, 1814
Date of death: May 29, 1860
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Terms of Service top
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Nov 3, 1851 - Nov 7, 1853
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4th
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Spring Hill / Navarro
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Henderson, Limestone, Navarro
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Entire Senate went up for reelection due to Senatorial redistricting. Act passed Feb. 2, 1853, 4th Legislature, 1st C.S., ch. 4,
Apportionment Laws of Texas, 1836-1950, 1950.
(2)
4th Legislature, Regular Session - 11/3/1851, p. 3. Included in "roll of Senators elected being called by Districts, the following gentlemen appeared, presented their credentials, and being qualified, took their seats."
Senate Journal.
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Biographical Notes and Resources top
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Biographical sketch, p. 102, physician.
Biographical Directory of the Texan Conventions and Congresses, 1832-1845, 1942.
HILL, GEORGE WASHINGTON (1814-1860).
Handbook of Texas Online.
Biographical sketches, pp. 210-211. "There was a large number of doctors in the legislature - twenty-two, according to Travis County annalist Brown, with at least two of these in the Senate (George W. Hill and Marion DeKalb Taylor), to be joined by a third toward the close of the session.".
The Texas Senate: Volume I, Republic to Civil War, 1836-1861, 1990.
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