Ralph Hill (politician)
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)Ralph Hill | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Indiana's 3rd district | |
| In office March 4, 1865 – March 3, 1867 | |
| Preceded by | Henry W. Harrington |
| Succeeded by | Morton C. Hunter |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 12, 1827 Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S |
| Political party | Republican |
Ralph Hill (October 12, 1827 – August 20, 1899) was an American educator, lawyer, and politician who served one term as a
United States representative from Indiana
from 1865 to 1867.
Biography
Hill was born in
New York State and National Law School in Ballston, New York, and was admitted to the bar in Albany, New York
, in 1851.
Hill returned to Jefferson, Ohio, in August 1851 and practiced law. He established a select school at Austinburg in November 1851 before he resumed the practice of law in Jefferson, Ohio, in March 1852. Later, he moved to Columbus, Indiana, in August 1852 and continued the practice of law.
Congress
Hill was elected as a Republican to the
Thirty-ninth Congress
(March 4, 1865 – March 3, 1867) but was not a candidate for renomination in 1866.
Later career and death
Upon leaving Congress, he served as the collector of internal revenue for the third district of Indiana from 1869 to 1875. He moved to
Indianapolis, Indiana, in 1879 and resumed the practice of law. He died in Indianapolis on August 20, 1899, and was buried in Crown Hill Cemetery
.
References
- United States Congress. "Ralph Hill (id: H000604)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
