David B. Hill

David B. Hill
Gubernatorial portrait of Hill
United States Senator
from New York
In office
January 7, 1892 – March 3, 1897
Preceded byWilliam M. Evarts
Succeeded byThomas C. Platt
29th Governor of New York
In office
January 6, 1885 – December 31, 1891
LieutenantDennis McCarthy (acting)
Edward F. Jones
Preceded byGrover Cleveland
Succeeded byRoswell P. Flower
Lieutenant Governor of New York
In office
January 1, 1883 – January 6, 1885
GovernorGrover Cleveland
Preceded byGeorge Gilbert Hoskins
Succeeded byDennis McCarthy (acting)
13th Mayor of Elmira, New York
In office
March 8, 1882 – December 27, 1882
Preceded byAlexander S. Diven
Succeeded byStephen T. Arnot
Member of the
New York Assembly
from Chemung County
In office
January 1, 1871 – December 31, 1872
Preceded byEdward L. Patrick
Succeeded bySeymour Dexter
Personal details
Born
David Bennett Hill

(1843-08-29)August 29, 1843
Havana, New York
DiedOctober 20, 1910(1910-10-20) (aged 67)
Albany, New York
Political partyDemocratic
ProfessionLawyer
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David Bennett Hill (August 29, 1843 – October 20, 1910) 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.

In 1892, he made an unsuccessful bid for president on a platform of bimetallism, but lost the nomination to Grover Cleveland, his longtime political rival and former running mate.