David B. Hill

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David Bennett Hill
United States Senator from New York
In office January 7, 1892 – March 3, 1897
Preceded by	William M. Evarts
Succeeded by	Thomas C. Platt
29th Governor of New York
In office January 6, 1885 – January 1, 1891
Lieutenant	Dennis McCarthy (acting) Edward F. Jones
Preceded by	Grover Cleveland
Succeeded by	Roswell P. Flower
29th Lieutenant Governor of New York
In office January 1, 1883 – January 6, 1885
Governor	Grover Cleveland
Preceded by	George Gilbert Hoskins
Succeeded by	Dennis McCarthy (acting)
Born	August 24, 1843 Montour Falls, New York
Died	October 20, 1910 Albany, New York
Political party	Democratic
Profession	Lawyer

For other people with the same name, see David Hill.

David Bennett Hill (b. August 29, 1843, Montour Falls, New York - d. October 20, 1910, Albany, New York) was a Governor of New York and a Bourbon Democrat.

Before serving as the Governor, he served as mayor of Elmira, New York and the lieutenant governor of New York. He was the Governor from 1885 to 1891. He was defeated for governor in 1894.

He served as a U.S. Senator from New York between 1892 and 1897. He was also a candidate for Democratic nomination for President in 1892, but lost the nomination to Grover Cleveland, who later won the presidential election.

During his term as governor, William Kemmler was executed in the electric chair, the first inmate in the country ever to be put to death in this manner.

On April 23, 1889 Hill vetoed a bill from the state legislature that would block the street construction at the Polo Grounds.

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