Moses Gill | |
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| Acting Governor of Massachusetts | |
| In office June 7, 1799 – May 20, 1800 | |
| Lieutenant | Himself |
| Preceded by | Increase Sumner |
| Succeeded by | Governor's Council |
| 4th Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts | |
| In office May 29, 1794 – May 20, 1800 | |
| Governor | Samuel Adams (1794–1797) Increase Sumner (1797–1799) Himself (1799–1800) |
| Preceded by | Samuel Adams |
| Succeeded by | Samuel Phillips, Jr. |
| Committee of Safety | |
| In office October 7, 1774 – February 1, 1775 | |
| Constituency | At-large (Commissary Officer) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 18, 1733 Charlestown, Province of Massachusetts Bay |
| Died | May 20, 1800 (aged 67) Boston, Massachusetts, US |
| Political party | Independent |
| Spouse(s) | Sarah Prince (1759–71) Rebecca Boylston Gill (1773–89) |
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Moses Gill (January 18, 1733 – May 20, 1800) was an American merchant and politician who served as the acting governor of Massachusetts from 1799 to 1800, when he died in office, the only acting governor to do so. A successful businessman, he became one of the most prominent colonists in Princeton, Massachusetts, entering politics shortly before the American Revolutionary War. He served on the Massachusetts Provincial Congress's executive committee until the state adopted its constitution in 1780, after which he continued to serve on the state's Governor's Council.
Elected lieutenant governor in 1794, he served in that office under Governors Samuel Adams and Increase Sumner until the latter died shortly after winning reelection in 1799. Gill served an apparently undistinguished term as acting governor until his own death in 1800, ten days before his successor, Caleb Strong, assumed office. Gill was a significant benefactor and founder of Leicester Academy, and supported the congregational church in Princeton, where the family had a large estate.