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Janet Hill Gordon (January 11, 1915 – September 17, 1990) was an American lawyer and politician. Born Janet Hill in
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, she was the daughter of James P. Hill (1878–1950) and Florine Hill. Her father was Presiding Justice of the
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(3rd Dept.) from 1933 to 1948. She graduated from
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and
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. She practiced law in
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,
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. She married William J. Gordon (died 1975) who was Judge and Surrogate of Chenango County, and their only daughter is Gail Hill Gordon (born 1950). Janet Hill Gordon was a member of the
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(Chenango Co.) from 1947 to 1958, sitting in the 166th, 167th, 168th, 169th, 170th and
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s. She was a member of the
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from 1959 to 1962, sitting in the 172nd and
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s. In November 1962, she ran for Congress in the 35th District, but was defeated by Democrat Samuel S. Stratton. She died on September 17, 1990, in Upstate Medical Center in
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, of a
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Gordon, Janet Hill Republican Party members of the New York State Assembly Republican Party New York (state) state senators People from Norwich, New York 1990 deaths Syracuse University alumni Brooklyn Law School alumni 1915 births Women state legislators in New York (state) 20th-century American women politicians 20th-century members of the New York State Legislature