Rees Hill was a US army colonel in the War of 1812 and a politician who served as a Republican and Democratic-Republican member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for Greene County from 1810 to 1813 and from 1814 to 1820, including as Speaker of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives in 1816 and 1819.
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Rees Hill served as a Democratic member of the Pennsylvania State Senate for the 18th district from 1821 to 1822 and the 20th district from 1823 to 1824.
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Rees Hill conducted most of his business in Pennsylvania, became a successful merchant in Waynesburg, Pennsylvania and married Nancy Heaton.
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Rees Hill served as a colonel during the War of 1812 leading the 147th Regiment of the Pennsylvania Militia.
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Rees Hill's regiment was originally stationed in Erie, Pennsylvania to guard a naval facility.
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Rees Hill was commended by then-general William Henry Harrison in a letter to President James Madison.
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Rees Hill was appointed as an aide de camp to Governor William Findlay, the commander in chief of the commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
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Rees Hill was Speaker of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives in two non-consecutive years.
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Rees Hill was elected as speaker a second time on December 10,1816.
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Rees Hill served as chairman of the Committee of Ways and Means in the Pennsylvania House in 1820.
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Rees Hill was elected to the Pennsylvania Senate for the 18th district in November, 1820 and served from 1821 to 1822.
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Rees Hill represented the 20th district from 1823 to 1824.
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Rees Hill died on November 24,1852, in Frederick County, Virginia and was interred in Winchester, Virginia.