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David B. Hill

David B. Hill, American lawyer and politician, 29th Governor of New York (died 1910)

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Born
August 29, 1843
Died
October 20, 1910
Zodiac sign
Virgo
Birth year
1843

About David B. Hill

David Bennett Hill was an American politician from New York who was the 29th governor of New York from 1885 to 1891 and represented New York in the United States Senate from 1892 to 1897. Hill won election to the office of governor in his own right in 1885 and 1888 despite Cleveland losing the state in the concurrent presidential election. At the 1892 Democratic National Convention, Cleveland defeated Hill and Governor of Iowa Horace Boies on the first ballot. Hill became governor in 1885, when Cleveland resigned to take office as President of the United States.

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David B. Hill timeline

  1. Hill won election to the office of governor in his own right in 1885 and 1888 despite Cleveland losing the state in the concurrent presidential election.
  2. Hill became governor in 1885, when Cleveland resigned to take office as President of the United States.
  3. At the 1892 Democratic National Convention, Cleveland defeated Hill and Governor of Iowa Horace Boies on the first ballot.

The world when David B. Hill was born

David B. Hill was born in 1843. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1843

  • Best-selling bookA Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens

Headlines and milestones

  • Top headlineGreat Migration on the Oregon Trail
  • Technology milestoneAda Lovelace writes first computer program (for Babbage engine)
  • World population~1.23B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderJohn Tyler
  • U.S. population18.5M

1843 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in David B. Hill's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure18432026
Population18.5M341 million

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