"(June 10, 1821 -- July 24, 1884) John Hill was a(n) bank clerk, bookkeeper, paymaster, merchant, postmaster, member of a township committee, justice of the peace, public servant, and American politician. He was born in Catskill, Greene County, New York and moved to Boonton, New Jersey in 1845. He was a postmaster (November 1849 - May 1853), member of the township committee (1852 -1856 & 1863 -1867), justice of the peace (1856 -1861), member of the state house of assembly (1861, 1862, & 1866), speaker of the state house of assembly (1866), and took an active part in raising troops in the Civil War. He also served as a delegate to the Republican National Convention (1868), was member of the State senate (1875-1877), and was not a successful candidate for state senate (1862). Hill was elected as a Republican to the 40th, 41st, 42nd and 47th Congresses (March 4, 1867 - March 3, 1873 & March 4, 1881 - March 3, 1883) and served as chairman on the Committee on Expenditures in the Department of the Interior. He was not a successful candidate (1882). [Source: 'Biographical Directory of the United States Congress 1774 - Present 1774 - Present', available at https://bioguideretro.congress.gov/Home/MemberDetails?memIndex=H000596]"