George Elbridge Hill (October 26, 1868 – May 6, 1958) was an American politician who served as the 20th

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. Hill was elected in 1932 along with Governor

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Career

In 1886, he and his father settled in

Rigby, Idaho Rigby is a city in and the county seat of Jefferson County, Idaho, United States. The population was 3,945 at the 2010 census, up from 2,998 in 2000.

. His father built a homestead and began to cultivate the land. For four years, Hill assisted him in his agricultural enterprise. In 1890 he returned to Salt Lake City, where he entered college. He also worked as private secretary for Congressman B. H. Roberts and studied law. He also worked as newspaper reporter. In 1902, Hill returned to Idaho. He founded the ''Rigby Hardware, Lumber & Manufacturing Company'', which firm gave up the lumber business and later operated as one of the largest department stores in the eastern part of the state. For seventeen years Hill served in various positions in this enterprise. At the same time he joined several other business companies and led them to success. Among these companies was the ''Beet Growers Sugar Company''. In 1919 George Hill was involved in the organization of the ''Jefferson County National Bank''. He became the bank's first vice president and served as a director. Politically George Hill joined the

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. He became chairman of the board of trustees of Rigby and later he was elected to the office of the mayor of this village. For twelve years he served on the board of trustees of the Rigby school district. During this time the school system in Rigby was considerably improved. In 1911 he was elected in the

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. Afterwards he held several local offices until he was elected to the

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in 1916. Hill also held several offices in the Democratic Party of Idaho. Together with Benjamin R. Gray, he conducted the democratic state campaign in 1912 for future President

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. In 1924 he was a delegate to the Democratic National Convention. In 1930, Hill was elected lieutenant governor of Idaho. He served between January 2, 1933, and January 7, 1935.

Personal life

Hill died on May 6, 1958, in Idaho Falls. He was married to Maud Johnson. The couple had twelve children.

References

Idaho Democrats Lieutenant Governors of Idaho 1868 births 1958 deaths {{Idaho-politician-stub