John F. Hill Grange #393 - Eliot, Maine
N 43° 07.704 W 070° 47.798
19T E 353863 N 4776640
Meets the 2nd and 4th Mondays at 7:30 PM
Waymark Code: WM52XJ
Location: Maine, United States
Date Posted: 11/02/2008
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The building was built in 1910 based on the cornerstone date. The chapter was named after a famous son born in Eliot.
"John Fremont Hill (1855, Eliot, Maine – 1912, Augusta, Maine) was an American capitalist and public official.
He graduated from the Medical School of Maine (Bowdoin College) in 1877 and studied 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.Augusta,ME, and 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 1892-96, and of the Executive Council in 1898-99; and he was Governor of Maine from 1901 to 1905.
He was acting chairman in 1908-11, and chairman in 1911-12, of the Republican National Committee." (Wikipedia)
County: York
Chapter Name (number): John F. Hill #393
Is The Chapter Active?: Yes
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