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| term_start4 = September 1, 1954
| term_end4 = August 31, 1958
| term_end4 = August 31, 1958
| preceded4 = William R. Hill
| preceded4 = William R. Hill (D)
| succeeded4 =[[Louis L. Scribner]] (D)
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{{1966_election/CityCouncil}}
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Each voter could vote for up to '''TWO'' candidates.
 
==References==
==References==
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Revision as of 00:23, 11 September 2019

William R. Hill (D)
William R. Hill bw.jpg
William R. Hill, ca. 1942

Electoral District At-large
Term Start September 1, 1950
Term End August 31, 1954
Preceded by Roscoe S. Adams (D)
Succeeded by William R. Hill (D)

Vice-president (vice-mayor)
Charlottesville City Council
Electoral District Elected by and from council
Term Start September 1, 1950
Term End August 31, 1952
Preceded by Strother F. Hamm (D)
Succeeded by Sol B. Weinberg (D)

President (mayor)
Charlottesville City Council
Electoral District Elected by and from council
Term Start September 1, 1952
Term End August 31, 1954
Preceded by Strother F. Hamm (D)
Succeeded by Sol B. Weinberg (D)

Electoral District At-large
Term Start September 1, 1954
Term End August 31, 1958
Preceded by William R. Hill (D)
Succeeded by Louis L. Scribner (D)

Biographical Information

Profession Business owner

William R. Hill was a member of City Council first elected in 1950.


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Biography

Hill was the president of Hill and Irving Funeral Home. [1]

1950 election

Hill was nominated in the April 4, 1950 Democratic primary along with Gus K. Tebell. [1] The pair defeated Francis Fife who ran as an independent that year. [2]

1954 election

One of his elections was on June 8, 1954 and took office on September 1, 1954. [3]

1966 election

He was later an unsuccessful Democratic candidate for Charlottesville City Council in the June 14, 1966 election.


Candidates Votes %
Robert S. Johnson (R) 2,456 57%
Gunther "Dutch" Vogt (R) 2,400 55%
William R. Hill (D) 2,006 46%
John E. Trevilian (D) 1,766 40%
Source: City of Charlottesville[4]

Each voter could vote for up to two candidates.

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Web. City's Democrats Nominate Hill and Tebell; Council Primary Brings Out 1,200 voters, Staff Reports, Daily Progress Digitized Microfilm, Lindsay family, March 28, 1950, retrieved June 13, 2017 from University of Virginia Library.
  2. Web. Hill and Tebell Win Council Seats;Vote Exceeds 2,500, Staff Reports, Daily Progress Digitized Microfilm, Lindsay family, June 14, 1950, retrieved June 13, 2017 from University of Virginia Library. Print. June 14, 1950 page 1.
  3. Web. Charlottesville City Council meeting minutes, .pdf, Council Chambers, City of Charlottesville, June 21, 1954.
  4. Web. Election Results for June 14, 1966, City of Charlottesville, retrieved September 3, 2022.