Summary
Patrick Francis Gill (August 16, 1868 – May 21, 1923) was a U.S. Representative from Missouri.
Patrick F. Gill | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Missouri's 11th district | |
| In office March 4, 1909 – March 3, 1911 | |
| Preceded by | Henry S. Caulfield |
| Succeeded by | Theron E. Catlin |
| In office August 12, 1912 – March 3, 1913 | |
| Preceded by | Theron E. Catlin |
| Succeeded by | William L. Igoe |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 16, 1868 Independence, Missouri, United States |
| Died | May 21, 1923 (aged 54) St. Louis, Missouri, United States |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Profession | Grocer |
Pre-congressional life edit
Born in Independence, Missouri, Gill moved with his widowed mother to St. Louis, Missouri, in 1871. He attended the parochial schools and St. Louis University in 1890. He engaged in the grocery business and served as clerk of the circuit court from 1904–1908. He was an unsuccessful candidate for sheriff in 1906.[1]
Congressional term edit
Gill was elected as a Democrat to the Sixty-first Congress (March 4, 1909 – March 3, 1911). He successfully contested the election of Theron E. Catlin to the Sixty-second Congress and served from August 12, 1912, to March 3, 1913. He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination. He served as mediator in the Bureau of Mediation and Conciliation, Department of Labor, from July 13, 1918, to September 11, 1922. He died in St. Louis, Missouri, May 21, 1923. He was interred in Calvary Cemetery.
References edit
- ^ "GILL, Patrick Francis, (1868 - 1923)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved 2008-04-10.