John Fremont Hill

John Fremont Hill
Chair of the Republican National Committee
In office March 5, 1909 – March 16, 1912 Acting: March 5, 1909 – December 12, 1911
Preceded by	Frank Hitchcock
Succeeded by	Victor Rosewater
45th Governor of Maine
In office January 2, 1901 – January 4, 1905
Preceded by	Llewellyn Powers
Succeeded by	William T. Cobb
Personal details
Born	John Fremont Hill (1855-10-29)October 29, 1855 Eliot, Maine, U.S.
Died	March 16, 1912(1912-03-16) (aged 56) Bar Harbor, Maine, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	Lizzie Vickery (1880–1893) Laura Coleman Ligget (1897–1940)
Education	Medical School of Maine (MD)

John Fremont Hill (October 29, 1855 – March 16, 1912) was an American businessman and politician. He served in a number of positions in Maine government, including as the 45th Governor of Maine from 1901 to 1905. ^[1]

Hill was born in Eliot, Maine, the son of Miriam (Leighton) and William Hill.^[2] He graduated from the Medical School of Maine (Bowdoin College) in 1877 and completed his residency at the Long Island College Hospital Medical School, but practiced medicine only a year. In 1879 he became a member of the law firm (later a publishing house) of J.F. Hill & Co. in Augusta, Maine. He was active in many railroad, steamship, telephone, and banking enterprises.

He was best known as a Republican politician, serving as a member of the Maine House of Representatives in 1888–92, of the Maine Senate from 1892 to 1896, and of the Executive Council in 1898–1899; and he was the 45th Governor of Maine from 1901 to 1905. He was acting chairman in 1908–1911, and chairman in 1911–1912, of the Republican National Committee.