Isaac
Hill (1789-1851)
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Birthplace
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West Cambridge (present
Arlington), Mass. |
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Occupation
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Printer |
| Congressional
Service |
Senate 1831-36
(D-New Hampshire) |
| Newspaper |
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Concord
(N.H.)
New Hampshire Patriot, 1809-1829, 1840-47 |
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Federal
appointments
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Second
Comptroller of the Treasury, 1829-30 (Jackson--not confirmed by
Senate) |
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U.S.
Subtreasurer at Boston, 1840-41 (Van Buren) |
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Other offices
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N.H.
Senate, 1820-23, 27-28; N.H. House of Representatives, 1826; N.H.
House Clerk, 1819, 1825 |
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Governor
of New Hampshire, 1836-39 |
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Notes
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Apprenticed
with Joseph Cushing of Amherst, N.H. |
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Became
infamous during 1828 presidential campaign when, in a campaign
biography of Andrew Jackson, he accused John Quincy Adams of
having "pimped" for the tsar of Russia during his
diplomatic career. |
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Perhaps
the most controversial of Jackson's
editorial appointees due to his unsavory image and
ultrapartisan rhetoric, Hill's nomination was rejected by the
Senate. The very next year, Hill was elected to the Senate
himself. |
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Typically
cited as a member of Andrew Jackson's "Kitchen Cabinet" |
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Owned
and, during the breaks in his political career, edited the Farmer's
Monthly Visitor, 1835-51 |
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