Knute Hill | |
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 Hill in 1938 | |
| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromWashington's4th district | |
| In office March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1943 | |
| Preceded by | John William Summers |
| Succeeded by | Hal Holmes |
| Member of theWashington House of Representatives from the 58th district | |
| In office January 10, 1927 – January 9, 1933 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1876-07-31)July 31, 1876 Creston, Illinois, U.S. |
| Died | December 3, 1963(1963-12-03) (aged 87) |
| Resting place | Terrace Heights Memorial Park,Yakima, Washington, U.S. |
| Party | Farmer–Labor(before 1932) Democratic(after 1932) |
| Other political affiliations | Progressive(1948) |
| Alma mater | University of Wisconsin–Madison |
Knute Hill (July 31, 1876 – December 3, 1963) was aU.S. representative from the state ofWashington. He was known by the nickname "the Little Giant".[1]
Born on a farm nearCreston, Illinois toNorwegian immigrant parents,[2] Hill moved toDe Forest, Wisconsin in 1877 and later toRed Wing, Minnesota in 1889. He attended bothRed Wing Seminary and theUniversity of Minnesota at Minneapolis. He graduated from the law department of theUniversity of Wisconsin–Madison in 1906. He wasadmitted to the bar the same year and practiced law inMilwaukee andEau Claire, Wisconsin from 1908 to 1910. He moved toProsser, Washington in 1911. He taught in the public and high schools ofBenton County, Washington from 1911 to 1922. He also engaged in agricultural pursuits and was a founding member of theWashington State Grange.[3]
Running as aFarmer-Labor Party candidate in1920 and1924, Hill unsuccessfully contestedWashington's 4th congressional district. He received over 17% of the vote in the first race, and roughly 13% in the second.[1][4]
Hill served as a member of the Washington State House of Representatives from 1927 until 1933.[5] Hill was elected as aDemocrat to theSeventy-third and to the four succeeding Congresses. He represented the State ofWashington's 4th congressional district from March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1943.[5][1] He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1942 to theSeventy-eighth Congress.[6]
Hill was Superintendent of the Uintah-Ouray Indian agency atFort Duchesne, Utah from 1943 until his resignation on March 31, 1944. Hill was a radio commentator inSpokane, Washington from 1944 to 1946. He was an unsuccessful Independent Progressive candidate for election in1946 to theEightieth Congress. He was a delegate to the1948 Progressive National Convention.[7] Hill served as a consulting appraiser and information clerk in the Bureau of Reclamation, Columbia Basin Project,Ephrata, Washington, from March 1949 until his retirement in 1951.
Knute Hill died of a heart attack in his cabin inDesert Hot Springs, California.[5] He was interred in the Terrace Heights Memorial Park, inYakima, Washington.[8] Records and papers associated with his political career are maintained at theWashington State University inPullman, Washington.[9]
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