▁ 1 9 1 7 ▁to ▁ 1 9 2 1 ▁Hill ▁was ▁also ▁C ler k ▁for ▁the ▁Senate ▁Committee ▁on ▁Com merce , ▁and ▁he ▁was ▁C ler k ▁for ▁the ▁Committee ▁on ▁Bank ing ▁and ▁C urrency ▁from ▁ 1 9 3 3 ▁to ▁ 1 9 3 6 . ▁ ▁Senate ▁appointment ▁When ▁F let cher ▁died ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 6 , ▁Hill ▁was ▁appointed ▁to ▁fill ▁the ▁vac ancy ▁until ▁a ▁successor ▁could ▁be ▁elected . ▁ ▁He ▁served ▁from ▁July ▁ 1 , ▁ 1 9 3 6 , ▁to ▁November ▁ 3 , ▁ 1 9 3 6 . ▁Hill ▁was ▁not ▁a ▁candidate ▁in ▁the ▁election , ▁which ▁was ▁won ▁by ▁Claude ▁Pe pper . ▁ ▁After ▁comple ting ▁his ▁Senate ▁service ▁Hill ▁returned ▁to ▁G aines ville , ▁where ▁he ▁pract iced ▁law ▁and ▁remained ▁active ▁in ▁Democratic ▁politics ▁until ▁ret iring ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 7 . ▁ ▁Death ▁and ▁bur ial ▁Hill ▁died ▁in ▁G aines ville ▁on ▁January ▁ 5 , ▁ 1 9 5 1 . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁buried ▁in ▁G aines ville ' s ▁Ever green ▁C emetery . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Category : Un ited ▁States ▁sen ators ▁from ▁Florida ▁Category : 1 8 7 3 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 9 5 1 ▁death s ▁Category : Univers ity ▁of ▁Florida ▁al umn i ▁Category : F red ric ▁G . ▁Le vin ▁College ▁of ▁Law ▁al umn i ▁Category