Isaac Hill
Isaac Hill | |
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| United States Senator from New Hampshire | |
| In office March 4, 1831 – May 30, 1836 | |
| Preceded by | Levi Woodbury |
| Succeeded by | John Page |
| 16th Governor of New Hampshire | |
| In office June 2, 1836 – June 5, 1839 | |
| Preceded by | William Badger |
| Succeeded by | John Page |
| Member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives | |
| In office 1826 | |
| Member of the New Hampshire Senate | |
| In office 1820–1823 1827–1828 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 6, 1788 Cambridge, Massachusetts |
| Died | March 22, 1851 (aged 62) Washington, D.C. |
| Political party | Democratic-Republican Democratic |
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Isaac Hill (April 6, 1788 – March 22, 1851) was an American politician and newspaper editor who served as a United States Senator and as Governor of New Hampshire. He was a member of the Democratic Party and supported the policies of President Andrew Jackson.
Early life[]
Hill was born on April 6, 1788 in West Cambridge, Massachusetts (now Belmont). He attended the schools of West Cambridge and Ashburnham, Massachusetts. He was then apprenticed to a printer in Amherst, New Hampshire.[1][2]
In 1809 Hill moved to Concord, New Hampshire, where he became owner and editor of the New Hampshire Patriot newspaper, which he operated until 1829.[3]
Hill was Clerk of the New Hampshire State Senate in 1819 and 1825.[4]
Start of political career[]
A Democratic-Republican, he served in the New Hampshire State Senate from 1820 to 1823 and 1827 to 1828. In 1826 he was a member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives.[5]
Hill supported Andrew Jackson for President in 1828. When Jackson was inaugurated, he appointed Hill as Second Comptroller of the United States Treasury, a position Hill held from 1829 to 1830. Hill became a Jackson confidant, and was considered a member of the Kitchen Cabinet, a group of unofficial advisors who played a major role in shaping the administration's policy.[6][7]
United States Senator[]
In 1831 Hill was elected to the United States Senate as a Jacksonian. He served from March 4, 1831 to May 30, 1836, when he resigned in anticipation of assuming the governorship.[8]
Governor of New Hampshire[]
Hill was elected Governor in 1836. He was reelected twice, and served from June 2, 1836 to June 5, 1839.[9]
Later career[]
From 1840 to 1841 Hill was Subtreasurer of the United States Treasury office in Boston, Massachusetts.[10] From 1840 to 1847 he was owner of another newspaper, Hill's New Hampshire Patriot, which was edited by his sons.[11] Hill supported John C. Calhoun for president in 1844.[12]
Hill also became active in other ventures, including railroads, real estate and banking.[13][14]
Death and burial[]
He died on March 22, 1851 in Washington, D.C.,[15] and was buried at Blossom Hill Cemetery in Concord.[16]
Legacy[]
The town of Hill, New Hampshire is named for him.[17][18]
References[]
- ^ Benjamin Cutter, William Richard Cutter, History of the Town of Arlington, Massachusetts, 1880, page 260
- ^ Duane Hamilton Hurd, History of Middlesex County, Massachusetts, Volume 3, 1890, page 694
- ^ The American Quarterly Register, History of Newspapers in New Hampshire, Volumes 12-13, November 1840, page 172
- ^ Lewis Publishing Company, Genealogical and Family History of the State of New Hampshire, Volume 4, 1908, page 1982
- ^ Nancy Capace, Encyclopedia of New Hampshire, 2001, page 422
- ^ Rines, George Edwin, ed. (1920). . Encyclopedia Americana.
- ^ Terry Corps, The A to Z of the Jacksonian Era and Manifest Destiny, 2009, pages 157-158
- ^ Parke Godwin, The Cyclopaedia of Biography, 1880, page 150
- ^ Rumford Printing Company History of Bedford, New Hampshire, 1903, page 798
- ^ James Knox Polk, Correspondence of James K. Polk: 1842-1843, 1983, page 355
- ^ Lewis Publishing Company, Genealogical and Family History of the State of New Hampshire, Volume 4, 1908, page 1982
- ^ Schlesinger 1953, p. 104.
- ^ John Ashworth, 'Agrarians' and 'Aristocrats': Party Political Ideology in the United States, 1837-1846, 1983, page 258
- ^ Nancy Coffey Heffernan, Ann Page Stecker, New Hampshire: Crosscurrents in its Development, 2004, page 123
- ^ Daniel Webster, The Papers of Daniel Webster: 1798-1824, 1986, page 219
- ^ Thomas E. Spencer, Where They're Buried, 1998, page 134
- ^ Town of Hill, New Hampshire, Home page, retrieved January 13, 2014
- ^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. pp. 156.
Bibliography[]
- Schlesinger, Arthur M. (1953) [1945]. The Age of Jackson. Boston, MA: Little, Brown and Company.
External links[]
- United States Congress. "Isaac Hill (id: H000593)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- National Governors Association, Biography: Isaac Hill, retrieved January 13, 2014
- Cyrus Parker Bradley, Biography of Isaac Hill, of New-Hampshire, 1835
- Isaac Hill at Find a Grave, retrieved January 13, 2014
- Isaac Hill at Political Graveyard, retrieved January 13, 2014
- Appletons' Cyclopædia of American Biography, vol. 3 Isaac Hill, retrieved May 29, 2020
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