Moses Gill

Moses Gill
Acting Governor of Massachusetts
In office
June 7, 1799 – May 20, 1800
LieutenantHimself
Preceded byIncrease Sumner
Succeeded byGovernor's Council
4th Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts
In office
May 29, 1794 – May 20, 1800
GovernorSamuel Adams (1794–1797)
Increase Sumner (1797–1799)
Himself (1799–1800)
Preceded bySamuel Adams
Succeeded bySamuel Phillips, Jr.
Committee of Safety
In office
October 7, 1774 – February 1, 1775
ConstituencyAt-large (Commissary Officer)
Personal details
BornJanuary 18, 1733
Charlestown, Province of Massachusetts Bay
DiedMay 20, 1800(1800-05-20) (aged 67)
Boston, Massachusetts, US
Political partyIndependent
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.