Hood Hill
Full Name: Benjamin Hood Hill, Jr.Date of birth: August 25, 1889
Date of death: August 3, 1937
Terms of Service
| Chamber | District | Dates of Service | Legislatures | Party | City/County | Note | Counties in District |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| H | 78 | Jan 14, 1919 - May 7, 1920 | 36th (1) (2) | Democrat | Pharr / Hidalgo | Brooks, Hidalgo, Starr |
Terms of service footnotes
(1) 36th Legislature, 3rd C.S. - Oath of Office Administered (to Hood Boone), 6/14/1920, p. 369. No committee appointments listed for Boone in 3rd-4th C.S. House Journal. ↩
(2) Hood Boone, sworn 6/14/1920, succeeded Hood Hill, resigned 5/7/1920. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005. ↩
Terms of Service
Terms of service notes
(1) 36th Legislature, 3rd C.S. - Oath of Office Administered (to Hood Boone), 6/14/1920, p. 369. No committee appointments listed for Boone in 3rd-4th C.S. House Journal. ↩
(2) Hood Boone, sworn 6/14/1920, succeeded Hood Hill, resigned 5/7/1920. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005. ↩
Biographical Information
- Hood Hill, Jr., born 1890 in Waco; death date 8/3/1937 in Westbrook, Mitchell County; tool pusher, oil drilling. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1977.
- B. Hood Hill, birth date 8/25/1889 in Waco; father B.H. Hill born in Hill County, Texas; passport application 5/9/1919. FamilySearch United States Passport Applications, 1795-1925.
- Benjamin Hood Hill, Jr., birth date 8/25/1889 in Waco; home address in Waco; farmer; draft registration 5/30/1917 in McLennan County. FamilySearch United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918.
- Hood Hill, Jr., birth date 8/25/1889, death date 8/3/1937, burial in Oakwood Cemetery, Waco, McLennan County. Find a Grave.
- Obituaries, "Death Claims Land Pioneer: Hood Hill Expires at Westbrook," 8/8/1837, p. 1; "Hill Rites Held at Waco; Pioneer Once Lived Here: Services Honor Former Legislator and Banker Who Died Saturday," 8/9/1937, p. 2. Hood Hill, "Rio Grande Valley development pioneer and former state legislator from Hidalgo county." McAllen Monitor.
- Photograph. Hood Hill, 36th Legislature, State Preservation Board
- 36th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, west wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
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