James Ewing Hill
Full Name: James Ewing HillDate of birth: November 4, 1837
Date of death: October 13, 1916
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| Chamber | District | Dates of Service | Legislatures | Party | City/County | Note | Counties in District |
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| H | 2 | Jan 9, 1883 - Jan 13, 1885 | 18th (1) | Democrat | Livingston / Polk | Polk, San Jacinto | |
| H | 2 | Jan 11, 1881 - Jan 9, 1883 | 17th (2) (3) | Democrat | Livingston / Polk | Polk, San Jacinto, Tyler |
(1) Democrat. Pocket Directory of the Eighteenth Legislature of Texas, 1883.
(2) Democrat, 11/17/1880, p. 2. Galveston Daily News.
(3) Democrat. Pocket Directory of the Seventeenth Legislature of Texas, 1881.
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House District 2
Jan 9, 1883 - Jan 13, 1885 Legislatures: 18th (1) Party: Democrat Home City/County: Livingston / Polk Counties in district: Polk, San Jacinto |
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House District 2
Jan 11, 1881 - Jan 9, 1883 Legislatures: 17th (2) (3) Party: Democrat Home City/County: Livingston / Polk Counties in district: Polk, San Jacinto, Tyler |
(1) Democrat. Pocket Directory of the Eighteenth Legislature of Texas, 1883.
(2) Democrat, 11/17/1880, p. 2. Galveston Daily News.
(3) Democrat. Pocket Directory of the Seventeenth Legislature of Texas, 1881.
Biographical Information top
Biographical Sketches
- HILL, JAMES EWING (1837-1916). Elected as a democrat to the 17th and 18th Legislatures. Birth date 11/4/1837; death date 10/13/1916. Handbook of Texas Online.
- Biographical sketch, p. 249. Birth date 11/4/1847. Texas Legislative Manual, 1882-83, 1883.
Military Service Notes
- Confederate States Army, First Lieutenant, Company G, 22nd Texas Infantry. Military grave marker, James Ewing Hill. Texas Burial Sites of Civil War Notables: A Biographical and Pictorial Field Guide, 2002.
Other Resources
- Census of 1870 - James E. Hill, Livingston, Texas, age 32, birthplace Tennessee, school teaching. FamilySearch.
- James Ewing Hill (1837-1916), portraits, obituary, burial in Forest Hill Cemetery, Livingston, Polk County. Find a Grave.
Photographs
- Photograph. J.E. Hill, 18th Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. J.E. Hill, 17th Legislature, Texas State Library and Archives Commission
Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol
- 18th session composite photo of House members (House chamber vestibule, east wall. 2W.V1). State Preservation Board.
- 17th session composite photo of House members (Texas State Library and Archives Commission). Texas State Library and Archives Commission.
Committee Information top
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18th R.S. - 1883
Constitutional Amendments Judicial Districts Judiciary No. 2 (Chair) | ||
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17th R.S. - 1881
Congressional Districts (Chair) Congressional Districts, Apportionment (Co-Chair) Constitutional Amendments County Governments and County Finances Insurance and Statistics Judiciary No. 1 Judiciary No. 2 |
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