William Henry Hill (March 23, 1876 in Plains, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania – July 24, 1972 in Binghamton,

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) was an American politician from

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Life

Hill graduated from high school at

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. From 1898 to 1921, he was editor and publisher of the ''Record'' in the neighboring city of Lestershire (renamed Johnson City in 1916). He was Mayor of Lestershire from 1898 to 1901; and Postmaster of Lestershire from 1902 to 1910. Hill was a member of the

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(39th D.) from 1915 to 1918, sitting in the 138th, 139th, 140th and

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s. Hill was elected as a Republican to the

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, holding office from March 4, 1919, to March 3, 1921. He served as a delegate to the Republican National Conventions in 1924, 1928, 1932, 1940, and 1944. He was appointed as a member of the New York State Parks Commission by Governor Smith in 1925 and elected chairman in 1933. He was Chairman of the New York Hoover-for-President Committee in 1928; Vice Chairman of the Republican Campaign Committee in the East in 1932; a Trustee of

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; and a member of the Republican executive committee of the State of New York; and continued to publish newspapers until 1960. He died on July 24, 1972, in

; and was buried at the Riverhurst Cemetery in Endicott, New York.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Hill, William Henry 1876 births 1972 deaths Politicians from Binghamton, New York Republican Party New York (state) state senators Politicians from Luzerne County, Pennsylvania Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives from New York (state)