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Senator Eugene Marshall Hill View All Years

Compiled Historical Information
Date of Death: 7/14/2003
Party Affiliation: Democrat
Assemblies Served:
Senate: 58 (1959) - 67 (1977)
Home County: Jasper
Eugene Marshall Hill
Jasper County
Newton Democrat 35th Senatorial District Born Oct. 24, 1913, near Newton, Iowa, son of George R. Hill and Minnie Rees Hill. Graduated Newton High School, 1931; B.S., Iowa State University 1937; postgraduate work, University of Illinois 1941. Fraternities, Alpha Zeta, Sigma Upsilon. Married Ruth Ryburn, Heyworth, Ill., 1946. Children: David, Robert, Patricia, Kathleen, John. Member, United Presbyterian Church. U.S.D.A. Farm Security Administration, supervisor, 1938-40; high school instructor, vocational agriculture, Strawberry Point, 1941-42, College Springs and Coin, Iowa, 1946-49. Farm, Newton, Iowa, since 1950. World War II, U.S. Marine Corps. Decorations; Commendation, Secretary of the Navy, Presidential Unit Citation, Navy Unit Commendation. Major, U.S.M.C.R. Sixth term.
Senate District 35
Committees
66th GA (1975)
Legislation Sponsored
66th GA (1975)