Moses Gill, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Moses Gill

Massachusetts state legislator, lieutenant governor, and acting governor

Date of Birth: 18-Jan-1734

Place of Birth: Charlestown, Massachusetts, United States

Date of Death: 20-May-1800

Profession: judge, politician

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Moses Gill (January 18, 1734 – May 20, 1800) was a Massachusetts politician who briefly served as the state's Acting Governor.
He is the state's only acting governor to die in office.
A successful businessman, he became one of the leading settlers of Princeton, Massachusetts, entering politics shortly before the American Revolutionary War.
He served on the Massachusetts Provincial Congress's executive committee until the state adopted its constitution in 1780, after which he continued to serve on the state's Governor's Council. Elected lieutenant governor in 1794, he served in that office under Governors Samuel Adams and Increase Sumner until the latter died shortly after winning reelection in 1799.
Gill served an apparently undistinguished term as acting governor until his own death in 1800, ten days before his successor, Caleb Strong, assumed office.
Gill was a significant benefactor and founder of Leicester Academy, and supported the congregational church in Princeton, where the family had a large estate.



Description	American artist and painter
Date of birth/death	3 July 1738	9 September 1815
Location of birth/death	Boston (Massachusetts)	London
Work location	Boston, London
Authority control	: Q316016 VIAF: 66552740 ISNI: 0000 0000 8146 0578 ULAN: 500009177 LCCN: n50017577 NLA: 35031085 WorldCat