Frederick Hill
Member of the Florida House of Representatives
from the Gadsden County district
In office
1868–1870
Florida State Senate
In office
1871–1872

Frederick Hill was an African-American politician in Florida during the Reconstruction era. He was a delegate to the 1868 Florida Constitutional Convention and represented Gadsden County in the Florida Legislature.[1] He also served as a Gadsen County Commissioner and was the postmaster in Quincy, Florida for several years.[2]

He served in the Florida House of Representatives representing Gadsden County from 1868 until 1870 and then in the Florida State Senate from 1871 until 1872.[3]

In 1874, he was accused of being on the receiving end of a bribery scheme related to the impeachment of Harrison Reed.[4]

William Saunders, also African American, was another representative for Gadsden County during Reconstruction.

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References

  1. ↑ Fortune, T. Thomas (September 30, 2014). After War Times: An African American Childhood in Reconstruction-Era Florida. University of Alabama Press. ISBN 9780817318369 – via Google Books.
  2. ↑ Brown, Canter (January 1, 1998). Florida's Black Public Officials, 1867-1924. University of Alabama Press. ISBN 9780817309152 – via Google Books.
  3. ↑ Foner, Eric (1 August 1996). Freedom's Lawmakers: A Directory of Black Officeholders During Reconstruction. LSU Press. p. 103. ISBN 978-0-8071-2082-8. Retrieved November 12, 2022.
  4. ↑ "Cases Adjudicated". January 1, 1874 – via Google Books.


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