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 Washington, D.C. | (aged 62)
Political party |
Democratic-Republican Democratic |
Occupation | Newspaper editor, politician |
Signature | |
Isaac Hill (April 6, 1788 – March 22, 1851) was an American politician, journalist, political commentator and newspaper editor who was a United States senator and the 16th governor of New Hampshire, serving two consecutive terms.
Hill was born on April 6, 1788, in West Cambridge, Massachusetts, (now Belmont). Born into a relatively poor family, his parents were Isaac and Hannah (Russell). Their marriage brought nine children, with Isaac being the eldest of the siblings.
Hill was a member of the Democratic Party and supported the policies of President Andrew Jackson, and was a bitter political opponent of President John Quincy Adams. Hill supported John C. Calhoun during the 1844 presidential election. [1]
Hill was publisher of the New Hampshire Patriot. Jacob Bailey Moore apprenticed under Hill and later married his sister Mary Adams Hill. The brothers-in-law had a difficult relationship due to their political differences, and Moore later worked for the competing New Hampshire Journal. Hill's caustic newspaper editorials were the source of much political controversy among political parties and cost him a nomination to the New Hampshire Senate, but he later was nominated and elected twice, serving 1820–1823 and 1827–1828. He later was nominated for the United States Senate and was elected in 1831. He resigned from the Senate when he was elected Governor of New Hampshire, serving 1836–1839, and chose not to run for re-election.
In the latter part of his life, Hill became active in other ventures including railroads, real estate, banking and manufacturing enterprises and became moderately wealthy and accumulated a considerable estate. He was active in the promotion of various agricultural improvements. In his last years, Hill suffered constantly from asthma. He died on March 22, 1851, in Washington, D.C., [2] [3] [4] and was buried at Blossom Hill Cemetery in Concord, New Hampshire. [5] The town of Hill, New Hampshire, is named after him. [6]
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 Washington, D.C. | (aged 62)
Political party |
Democratic-Republican Democratic |
Occupation | Newspaper editor, politician |
Signature | |
Isaac Hill (April 6, 1788 – March 22, 1851) was an American politician, journalist, political commentator and newspaper editor who was a United States senator and the 16th governor of New Hampshire, serving two consecutive terms.
Hill was born on April 6, 1788, in West Cambridge, Massachusetts, (now Belmont). Born into a relatively poor family, his parents were Isaac and Hannah (Russell). Their marriage brought nine children, with Isaac being the eldest of the siblings.
Hill was a member of the Democratic Party and supported the policies of President Andrew Jackson, and was a bitter political opponent of President John Quincy Adams. Hill supported John C. Calhoun during the 1844 presidential election. [1]
Hill was publisher of the New Hampshire Patriot. Jacob Bailey Moore apprenticed under Hill and later married his sister Mary Adams Hill. The brothers-in-law had a difficult relationship due to their political differences, and Moore later worked for the competing New Hampshire Journal. Hill's caustic newspaper editorials were the source of much political controversy among political parties and cost him a nomination to the New Hampshire Senate, but he later was nominated and elected twice, serving 1820–1823 and 1827–1828. He later was nominated for the United States Senate and was elected in 1831. He resigned from the Senate when he was elected Governor of New Hampshire, serving 1836–1839, and chose not to run for re-election.
In the latter part of his life, Hill became active in other ventures including railroads, real estate, banking and manufacturing enterprises and became moderately wealthy and accumulated a considerable estate. He was active in the promotion of various agricultural improvements. In his last years, Hill suffered constantly from asthma. He died on March 22, 1851, in Washington, D.C., [2] [3] [4] and was buried at Blossom Hill Cemetery in Concord, New Hampshire. [5] The town of Hill, New Hampshire, is named after him. [6]