David Hillis

Notable Facts

  • Served as Presiding Officer, Lt. Governor in the 22nd General Assembly (1837-1838)
  • Served as Presiding Officer, Lt. Governor in the 23rd General Assembly (1838-1839)
  • Served as Presiding Officer, Lt. Governor in the 24th General Assembly (1839-1840)

Offices

Indiana House
Jefferson County
In office
Dec 1, 1823 to Dec 3, 1827
Assumed: General Election
4 years, 3 days
Indiana House
Jefferson County
In office
Dec 1, 1828 to Dec 5, 1831
Assumed: General Election
Left: Lost Reelection Bid
3 years, 4 days
Indiana Senate
Jefferson County
In office
Dec 3, 1832 to Dec 1, 1834
Assumed: General Election
Left: Switched Parties
Jefferson County
In office
Dec 1, 1834 to Feb 6, 1837

Party: Whig
Assumed: Switched Parties
Left: Resigned
4 years, 2 months, 5 days
Lieutenant Governor
Statewide
In office
Dec 6, 1837 to Dec 9, 1840

Party: Whig
Assumed: General Election
Left: Lost Renomination Bid
3 years, 4 days
Indiana House
Jefferson County
In office
Dec 5, 1842 to Dec 4, 1843

Party: Whig
Assumed: General Election
12 months, 4 days
David Hillis spent 15 years, 2 months, 15 days in office in Indiana, all of it at the state level.

Elections

We found no record of David Hillis running for office in Indiana. Our database only focuses on state and federal offices, so it's possible they ran at a different level, or in an office not currently in our database (note: state legislative election data is extremely limited currently).