Frederick Hill | |
State House: | Florida |
District: | Gadsden County |
Term Start: | 1868 |
Term End: | 1870 |
Office2: | Florida State Senate |
Term Start2: | 1871 |
Term End2: | 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.