The Civil Rights Act of 1875

Joshua Hill

(January 10, 1812 — March 6, 1891) Joshua Hill was an American politician and lawyer. Hill was born in Abbeville District, South Carolina in 1812 and moved to Georgia after studying law and being admitted to the bar. He was elected as a candidate of the American Party to the United States House of Representatives and served from March 4, 1857 to January 23, 1861. After the Civil War, Hill was appointed collector of customs in Savannah, Georgia in 1866, but declined the office. He was elected as a Republican to the United States Senate when Georgia was readmitted to the Union. He served in the Senate from February 1, 1871 until March 3, 1873. After serving in Congress, Hill was a member of the State constitutional convention in 1877, and resumed practicing law until his death in 1891. [Source: “Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774 - Present,” available at https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/H000599]

Member of Georgia Delegation - The Civil Rights Act of 1875 [this display].

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