moses gill moses gill january massachusetts politician briefly served state acting governor state acting governor die office successful businessman leading settlers princeton massachusetts entering politics shortly american revolutionary war served executive committee state adopted constitution continued serve state elected lieutenant governor served office governors increase died shortly winning reelection gill served apparently term acting governor death days successor assumed office gill significant founder supported church princeton family large estate early life family moses gill born january john elizabeth abbot gill massachusetts younger sons long line children included known colonies printer gill entered business local merchant boston married daughter pastor boston father death couple inherited prince lands western largest tracts town princeton retired business activities couple divided time boston princeton sarah died childless gill remarried influential family sister childless brother gill adopted sons gills known slaves political career gill entered politics winning election provincial assembly assembly dissolved governor terms massachusetts government act punishment massachusetts members met shortly gill served body executive council functioned facto executive state constitution adopted american revolutionary war broke april gill involved early military organization heading provincial congress supply committee delegated general meet george_washington springfield escort army camps outside boston prominence appointed county district court reorganized revolution began role sat panel heard preliminary cases involving walker african american seeking declaration freedom gill panel decided walker favor eventually confirmed appeal declaring slavery incompatible state constitution continued serve state legislature winning election state senate annually chosen body serve stood election united_states house_of_representatives election adoption united_states_constitution defeated death immensely popular governor state gubernatorial election wide open race gill nominees lieutenant governor received votes nominees winning gubernatorial candidate candidates lieutenant governor receiving majority decided election choosing gill won annual reelection post aging adams announced run reelection following spring election wide open affair party system taking shape state nominated populist factions previously supported adams nominated gill gill polled boston eastern counties present day maine won decisive victory divided opposition nominated faction lieutenant governor gill returned post principal issues subsequent elections federal policy specifically national response threats war consequent need increased taxes arm nation gill politics unclear historian opinion popularity sufficient head ticket democratic republicans observes gill term acting governor essentially year short particularly distinguished easily won reelection ill race won landslide constitutional issues raised deathbed uncertain oath office finally took oath office early june died days later point gill acting governor gill served term considered candidate governorship election approached election primarily pitted democratic republican won strong gill derided opponents preferred candidate wealthy accused promoting candidate order divide opposition gill died strong informed victory resulting time state history offices governor lieutenant governor formally vacant result ruled state days council governed times colonial period similar circumstances state constitution amended remove council gubernatorial succession charitable concerns legacy gill member major supporter princeton founding trustee years president indians gill massachusetts named honor gill civic contributions town princeton land donated town original center located half mile current town center land includes town earliest gill members family interred estate located near town center reputed largest magnificent time second wife nephew inherited estate addition charitable works major contributor establishment princeton present town center
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