Georgia was readmitted to the United States. He served in the Senate until the end of his term in 1873 and did not run for reelection. He resumed the practice of law and died in Madison, Georgia. Hill became the first Republican U.S. Senator from the state of Georgia. Soon afterwards, Reconstruction ended, and Georgia would not elect another Republican to the Senate until Mack Mattingly in 1980. Death and legacy Hill died in Madison on March 6, 1891, with interment in Madison Cemetery. He is remembered for his congressional work, obtaining the transfer of deed of the old U.S. Mint Offices in Dahlonega, Georgia to the fledgling North Georgia Agricultural College which later evolved into the University of North Georgia. References External links Southern Living at the Joshua Hill house in Madison, Georgia 1812 births 1891 deaths People from Abbeville County, South Carolina Know-Nothing members of the United States House of Representatives from Georgia (U.S. state) Opposition Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Georgia (U.S. state) Republican Party United States senators from Georgia (U.S. state) Georgia (U.S. state) Know Nothings Georgia (U.S. state) Oppositionists People from Madison, Georgia American slave owners Mayors of places in Georgia (U.S. state) Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Georgia (U.S. state) United States senators who owned slaves