Rees Hill

Rees Hill
member of the Pennsylvania Senate for the 20th district
In office
1823–1824
member of the Pennsylvania Senate for the 18th district
In office
1821–1822
Preceded byIsaac Weaver Jr.
Succeeded byJacob M. Wise
18th Speaker of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
In office
1819–1819
Preceded byWilliam Davidson
Succeeded byJoseph Lawrence
16th Speaker of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
In office
1816–1816
Preceded byJacob Holgate
Succeeded byWilliam Davidson
member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for Greene County
In office
1814-1820
1810-1813
Personal details
BornAugust 15, 1776 (1776-08-15)
Frederick County, Virginia
DiedNovember 24, 1852(1852-11-24) (aged 76)
near Winchester, Virginia
Political partyDemocratic Republican
SpouseNancy Heaton

Rees Hill (August 15, 1776 – November 24, 1852) was a U.S. army colonel[1] in the War of 1812 and a politician who served as a Republican and Democratic-Republican member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for Greene County from 1810 to 1813 and from 1814 to 1820,[2] including as Speaker of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives in 1816 and 1819. He also served as a Democratic member of the Pennsylvania State Senate for the 18th district from 1821 to 1822 and the 20th district from 1823 to 1824.

  1. ^ "Public Debt", Berks and Schuylkill Journal, p. 2, April 28, 1821
  2. ^ "A List of Senators and Members of the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of", Berks and Schuylkill Journal, p. 2, November 15, 1817