James Hillhouse
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| In office December 6, 1796 – June 10, 1810 |
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| Preceded by | Oliver Ellsworth |
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| Succeeded by | Samuel W. Dana |
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives |
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| In office March 4, 1791 – December 5, 1796 |
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| Preceded by | Benjamin Huntington |
| Succeeded by | James Davenport |
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Member of the Connecticut House of Representatives |
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| In office 1780–1785 |
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| Born | October 20, 1754 Montville, Connecticut |
| Died | December 29, 1832 (aged 78) New Haven, Connecticut |
| Resting place | Grove Street Cemetery, New Haven, Connecticut |
| Political party | Federalist |
| Alma mater | Yale University |
James Hillhouse (October 20, 1754 – December 29, 1832) was an American lawyer, real estate developer, and politician from New Haven, Connecticut. He represented Connecticut in both the U.S. House and Senate. Hillhouse is responsible for much of the current look of New Haven, and was for many years the treasurer of Yale University.
James was born in Montville, Connecticut, the son of William Hillhouse, and adopted by his childless uncle and aunt, James Abraham and Mary Lucas Hillhouse. He graduated from Yale in 1773 and was admitted to the bar in 1775. He became a captain in Governor's Foot Guards of the militia in the Revolutionary War.
Hillhouse was a member of the Connecticut State House of Representatives, 1780, United States Congressman from Connecticut at-large, 1791–96, and United States Senator from Connecticut, 1796–1810.
He was active in the drive to plant the elm trees that gave New Haven the nickname of the Elm City. Hillhouse Avenue and James Hillhouse High School in New Haven are named for him. He died in New Haven in 1832 and is buried at the Grove Street Cemetery there.
In 1803, he and several other New England politicians proposed secession of New England from the union due to growing influence of Jeffersonian democrats and the Louisiana Purchase which they felt would further diminish Northern influence. In 1814-15 he was a Connecticut delegate to the Hartford Convention.
He was a nephew of Matthew Griswold, and uncle of Thomas Hillhouse.
External links
- James Hillhouse at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
- [1] James Hillhouse High School website
| United States House of Representatives | ||
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| Preceded by Benjamin Huntington |
U.S. Representative from Connecticut (at large) March 4, 1791 – December 5, 1796 |
Succeeded by James Davenport |
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| Preceded by Oliver Ellsworth |
United States Senator (Class 1) from Connecticut 1796 – 1810 Served alongside: Jonathan Trumbull, Jr., Uriah Tracy, Chauncey Goodrich |
Succeeded by Samuel W. Dana |
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| Preceded by John E. Howard |
President pro tempore of the United States Senate February 28, 1801 – March 3, 1801 |
Succeeded by Abraham Baldwin |
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Gunn/Langdon • Foster • Brown • Hillhouse • Anderson • Gaillard • Ruggles • King • Benton • Mangum • Pearce • Bayard/Foot • Foot • Wade • Sumner • Chandler • Anthony • Edmunds • Morrill • Allison • Hale • Frye • Cullom • Gallinger • Lodge • Warren • Simmons • Smoot • Borah • Smith • McKellar • George • Hayden • Russell • Ellender • Aiken • Eastland/McClellan • Eastland • Magnuson • Stennis • Thurmond • Byrd |
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