Patrick F. Gill Explained

Patrick F. Gill
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State1:Missouri
District1:11th
Term1:March 4, 1909 – March 3, 1911
Preceded1:Henry S. Caulfield
Succeeded1:Theron E. Catlin
Term2:August 12, 1912 – March 3, 1913
Preceded2:Theron E. Catlin
Succeeded2:William L. Igoe
Birth Date:August 16, 1868
Birth Place:Independence, Missouri, United States
Death Date:May 21, 1923 (aged 54)
Death Place:St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Profession:Grocer
Party:Democrat

Patrick Francis Gill (August 16, 1868 – May 21, 1923) was a U.S. Representative from Missouri.

Pre-congressional life

Born in Independence, Missouri, Gill moved with his widowed mother to St. Louis, Missouri, in 1871. He attended the parochial schools and St. Louis University in 1890. He engaged in the grocery business and served as clerk of the circuit court from 1904–1908. He was an unsuccessful candidate for sheriff in 1906.[1]

Congressional term

Gill was elected as a Democrat to the Sixty-first Congress (March 4, 1909 – March 3, 1911). He successfully contested the election of Theron E. Catlin to the Sixty-second Congress and served from August 12, 1912, to March 3, 1913. He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination. He served as mediator in the Bureau of Mediation and Conciliation, Department of Labor, from July 13, 1918, to September 11, 1922. He died in St. Louis, Missouri, May 21, 1923. He was interred in Calvary Cemetery.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: GILL, Patrick Francis, (1868 - 1923) . 2008-04-10 . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.