James Hillhouse (October 20, 1754–December 29, 1832) was an American lawyer, real estate developer, and politician from New Haven, Connecticut. Events 1740 - Maria Theresa takes the throne of Austria. France, Prussia, Bavaria and Saxony Year 1754 ( MDCCLIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or Events 1170 - Thomas Becket: Thomas Becket Archbishop of Canterbury is assassinated inside Canterbury Cathedral by followers of King Henry II Year 1832 ( MDCCCXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian The United States of America —commonly referred to as the He represented Connecticut in both the U. Connecticut ( is a state located in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. S. House and Senate. Hillhouse is responsible for much of the current look of New Haven, and was for many years the treasurer of Yale University.
James was born in Montville, Connecticut, the son of William Hillhouse, and adopted by his childless uncle and aunt, James Abraham and Mary Lucas Hillhouse. Montville is a town in New London County, Connecticut, United States. He graduated from Yale in 1773 and was admitted to the bar in 1775. Year 1773 ( MDCCLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1775 ( MDCCLXXV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a He became a captain in Governor's Foot Guards of the militia in the Revolutionary War. In this article the inhabitants of the thirteen colonies that supported the American Revolution are primarily referred to as "Americans" with occasional references to "Patriots"
Hillhouse was a member of the Connecticut State House of Representatives, 1780, United States Congressman from Connecticut at-large, 1791-96, and United States Senator from Connecticut, 1796-1810. Connecticut ( is a state located in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. The Connecticut House of Representatives is the Lower house in the Connecticut General Assembly, the state legislature of the U Year 1780 ( MDCCLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a The United States House of Representatives is one of the two chambers of the United States Congress; the other is the Senate. Year 1791 ( MDCCXCI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1796 ( MDCCXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year The United States Senate is the Upper house of the bicameral United States Congress, the Lower house being the House of Representatives Year 1796 ( MDCCXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1810 ( MDCCCX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year
He was active in the drive to plant the elm trees that gave New Haven the nickname of the Elm City. Hillhouse Avenue and James Hillhouse High School in New Haven are named for him. Hillhouse Avenue, described according to tradition by both Charles Dickens and Mark Twain as "the most beautiful street in America", is in New Haven He died in New Haven in 1832 and is buried at the Grove Street Cemetery there. Grove Street Cemetery or Grove Street Burial Ground in New Haven Connecticut is located in the center of the Yale University campus
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| Preceded by Benjamin Huntington |
U.S. Representative from Connecticut (at large) March 4, 1791 – December 5, 1796 |
Succeeded by James Davenport |
| Preceded by Oliver Ellsworth |
United States Senator (Class 1) from Connecticut 1796–1810 Served alongside: Jonathan Trumbull, Jr., Uriah Tracy, Chauncey Goodrich |
Succeeded by Samuel W. Dana |
| Preceded by John E. Howard |
President pro tempore of the United States Senate February 28, 1801 – March 3, 1801 |
Succeeded by Abraham Baldwin |
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