"29th Governor of New York" David B Hill Hand Signed Check From 1905 COA for Sale

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"29th Governor of New York" David B Hill Hand Signed Check From 1905 COA For Sale

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"29th Governor of New York" David B Hill Hand Signed Check From 1905 COA:
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Up for sale the "29th Governor of New York" David B Hill Signed Check From 1905. This item iscertified authentic by Todd Mueller and comes with their Certificate ofAuthenticity.
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David B. Hill wasborn on August 29, 1843 in Havana, New York. He was educatedlocally, studied law,and began a practice in Elmira in 1864. In 1864 was he was named Elmira'sCity Attorney.He was a Democratic member of the New York State Assembly (Chemung County) in 1871 and 1872. Hill was elected analderman of Elmira in 1880, served as Mayor of Elmira in 1882, and wasPresident of the New York State Bar Associationfrom 1886 to 1887. Hill served as Lieutenant Governor from1883 to 1885, elected in 1882 on the ticket with Governor GroverCleveland. He became governor in 1885, when Cleveland took office asPresident of the United States.Hill won election to the office of governor in his own right in 1885 and 1888. While Cleveland had publiclyadvocated for civil service reform, Hill embraced therole of patronage in politics and built up a strong following. During Hill'stenure as governor, the Democratic Party organization in New York polarizedbetween those loyal to Hill and those who favored Cleveland. As governor, Hillopposed attempts to enact civil service reform and impose taxes on liquor. Hesupported tenement house regulation and labor reforms, such as maximum workhours.[2] On May 15, 1885, Hill signed "a bill establishing a 'ForestPreserve' of 715,000 acres that was to remain permanently 'as wild forestlands.'" This tract soon became the AdirondackPark. During his tenure as governor, WilliamKemmler was executed in the electricchair, the first inmate in the country ever to be put to death inthis manner. On April 23, 1889, Hill vetoed a bill from the state legislaturethat would block the street construction at the Polo Grounds.He also vetoed two times (1888 and 1889) a ballot reform bill by the Republicanlegislature to stop the rife election fraud in New York. After the 1888elections, which saw the defeat of Cleveland and the re-election of Hill, Hillestablished effective control over the state Democratic Party. Democratic gainsin the 1890 elections gave the Democratic Party a majority in the legislatureand the ability, and Hill had the legislature elect him to the United StatesSenate. The legislature elected Hill tothe Senate in January 1891, but Hill did not take the seat until January 1892.Hillsought the Democratic nomination in the 1892 presidential election,running as a supporter of bimetallism. Strongly opposed to the prospectof Hill winning the party's nomination, Cleveland decided to seek a secondterm. At the 1892 Democratic National Convention,Cleveland defeated Hill and Governor Horace Boieson the first presidential ballot. Cleveland went on to defeat President BenjaminHarrison in the general election.