J. Lister Hill
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United States Senator from Alabama |
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In office January 11, 1938 – January 3, 1969 |
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| Preceded by | Dixie Bibb Graves |
| Succeeded by | James Allen |
| 7th Majority Whip of the United States Senate | |
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In office January 3, 1941 – January 3, 1947 |
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| Leader | Alben W. Barkley |
| Preceded by | Sherman Minton |
| Succeeded by | Kenneth S. Wherry |
| Chairman of the Senate Committee on Labor and Public Welfare | |
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In office January 3, 1955 – January 3, 1969 |
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| Preceded by | Howard Alexander Smith |
| Succeeded by | Ralph Yarborough |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Alabama's 2nd district |
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In office August 14, 1923 – January 11, 1938 |
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| Preceded by | John R. Tyson |
| Succeeded by | George M. Grant |
| Personal details | |
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December 29, 1894 Montgomery, Alabama |
| Died | December 20, 1984 (aged 89) Montgomery, Alabama |
| Resting place | Greenwood Cemetery in Montgomery, Alabama |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Henrietta Hill |
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Starke University |
| Religion | Methodist |
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| Allegiance |
 United States
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| Service/branch |
 United States Army
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| Years of service | 1917-1919 |
| Battles/wars | World War I |
Starke University
University of Alabama
University of Michigan Law School
Joseph Lister Hill (December 29, 1894 – December 20, 1984) was an American politician. A member of the Democratic Party, he represented Alabama in the U.S. Congress for more than forty-five years, as both a U.S. Representative (1923–38) and a U.S. Senator (1938–69). During his Senate career, he was active on health-related issues and served as Senate Majority Whip (1941–47). At time of his retirement, Hill was the fourth-most senior Senator.
He was born in Montgomery, the capital of Alabama, on December 29, 1894, the son of one of the South's most distinguished surgeons, Dr. Luther Leonidas Hill. He was named after Dr. Joseph Lister, the father of antiseptic surgery. Following his graduation from Starke University in Montgomery, he entered the University of Alabama at the age of sixteen and graduated four years later with a law degree and a Phi Beta Kappa key. While a student at the University of Alabama, he was a member of Delta Kappa Epsilon. He also founded the Student Government Association (SGA) and was its first president, the Jasons Senior Men's Honorary (which the University ceased recognizing in 1976 for its all-male policy but still taps forty men each spring on the Franklin Mound), and The Machine (the local chapter of Theta Nu Epsilon).
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