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Janet Hill Gordon (January 11, 1915 – September 17, 1990) was an American lawyer and politician.


Life

She was born Janet Hill on January 11, 1915 in
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, the daughter of James P. Hill (1878–1950) and Florine Hill. Her father was Presiding Justice of the
New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division The Appellate Divisions of the Supreme Court of the State of New York are the intermediate appellate courts in New York State. There are four Appellate Divisions, one in each of the state's four Judicial Departments (e.g., the full title of the ...
(3rd Dept.) from 1933 to 1948. She graduated from Syracuse University and
Brooklyn Law School Brooklyn Law School (BLS) is a private law school in New York City. Founded in 1901, it has approximately 1,100 students. Brooklyn Law School's faculty includes 60 full-time faculty, 15 emeriti faculty, and a number of adjunct faculty. Brookly ...
. She practiced law in
Norwich Norwich () is a cathedral city and district of Norfolk, England, of which it is the county town. Norwich is by the River Wensum, about north-east of London, north of Ipswich and east of Peterborough. As the seat of the See of Norwich, with ...
,
Chenango County, New York Chenango County is a county located in the south-central section U.S. state of New York. As of the 2020 census, the population was 47,220. Its county seat is Norwich. The county's name originates from an Oneida word meaning 'large bull-thist ...
. She married William J. Gordon (died 1975) who was Judge and Surrogate of Chenango County, and their only daughter is Gail Hill Gordon (born 1950). Janet Hill Gordon was a member of the New York State Assembly (Chenango Co.) from 1947 to 1958, sitting in the 166th, 167th, 168th, 169th,
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and 171st New York State Legislatures. She was a member of the New York State Senate from 1959 to 1962, sitting in the 172nd and 173rd New York State Legislatures. In November 1962, she ran for Congress in the 35th District, but was defeated by Democrat Samuel S. Stratton. She died on September 17, 1990, in Upstate Medical Center in Syracuse, New York, of a
heart attack A myocardial infarction (MI), commonly known as a heart attack, occurs when blood flow decreases or stops to the coronary artery of the heart, causing damage to the heart muscle. The most common symptom is chest pain or discomfort which ma ...
; and was buried at the Mount Hope Cemetery in Norwich.


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{{DEFAULTSORT:Gordon, Janet Hill Republican Party members of the New York State Assembly Republican Party New York (state) state senators People from Norwich, New York 1990 deaths Syracuse University alumni Brooklyn Law School alumni 1915 births Women state legislators in New York (state) 20th-century American politicians 20th-century American women politicians