Rees Hill | |
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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 by | Isaac Weaver Jr. |
Succeeded by | Jacob M. Wise |
18th Speaker of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives | |
In office 1819–1819 | |
Preceded by | William Davidson |
Succeeded by | Joseph Lawrence |
16th Speaker of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives | |
In office 1816–1816 | |
Preceded by | Jacob Holgate |
Succeeded by | William Davidson |
member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for Greene County | |
In office 1814-1820 1810-1813 | |
Personal details | |
Born | August 15, 1776 Frederick County, Virginia |
Died | November 24, 1852 near Winchester, Virginia | (aged 76)
Political party | Democratic Republican |
Spouse | Nancy 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.