Louis J. Gill
Louis John Gill | |
|---|---|
| Member of theNew Jersey General Assembly from the36thdistrict | |
| In office January 12, 1988 – January 7, 1992 | |
| Preceded by | Paul DiGaetano Kathleen Donovan |
| Succeeded by | Paul DiGaetano John V. Kelly |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 19, 1940 Passaic, New Jersey |
| Died | April 2, 2020(aged 80) |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse |
Mary Hutchison (m.1963) |
| Children | 4 |
| Residence(s) | Passaic, New Jersey |
| Alma mater | Fairleigh Dickinson University Montclair State College William Paterson College Jersey City State College |
| Occupation | Special education teacher |
Louis John Gill[1](January 19, 1940 – April 2, 2020) was an AmericanDemocratic Partypolitician who served on thePassaic, New Jerseycity council and in theNew Jersey General Assembly.
Early life and education
[edit]Gill was born inPassaic, New Jerseyin 1940. He attendedPassaic High Schooland then attendedFairleigh Dickinson Collegewhere he graduated with a degree in accounting in 1961. He then continued his education atMontclair State College,William Paterson College,andJersey City State Collegewhere he earned a master's degree in urban education.[2]
Career
[edit]Gill worked as a special education teacher in thePaterson school district.[2]
Gill was appointed to the Passaic Alcoholic Beverage Commission in 1968 and eventually served as chairman. In 1977, he was elected to the Passaic city council eventually becoming president of the council.[2][3]In 1987, with Democratic running mateGarfieldmayorThomas J. Duch,Gill defeatedRepublicancandidates Frank B. Calandriello and Andrew E. Bertone for two seats in theNew Jersey General Assemblyfrom the36th districtafter the two incumbent Republicans chose not to run for reelection. The two were reelected in 1989. In 1990, Gill cast one of the final votes in favor of GovernorJames Florio's unpopular income tax increases.[4]As a result of this and redistricting that removed more Democratic towns like Garfield andRidgefieldand added more Republican towns likeNutleyandBelleville,Gill and running mate Alfred R. Restaino were defeated by incumbent Republican AssemblymanJohn V. Kellyand former Republican AssemblymanPaul DiGaetano.[3][5]
During his time in the Assembly, Gillcontinued to be re-electedto his Passaic city council seat. Following his defeat from the Assembly, he continued to serve on the Passaic council until he lost his seat there in 1995.[6]
Personal life
[edit]In 1963, Gill married the former Mary Hutchison and had four children together.[2]He died on April 2, 2020.[6]
References
[edit]- ^The Record/Herald News,April 3, 2020
- ^abcdFitzgerald, J. A. (1991).Manual of the Legislature of New Jersey.RetrievedMarch 23,2019.
- ^abWildstein, David(February 8, 2018)."The Life and Times of Paul DiGaetano".New Jersey Globe.RetrievedMarch 23,2019.
- ^Kerr, Peter (June 19, 1990)."Florio Tax Plan Clears Hurdle in Assembly Vote".The New York Times.RetrievedMarch 23,2019.
- ^"Official Results, General Election, November 5, 1991"(PDF).Secretary of State of New Jersey.Archived fromthe original(PDF)on March 4, 2016.RetrievedMarch 7,2016.
- ^abCowen, Richard (April 3, 2020)."Louis J. Gill, ex-Passaic city councilman and state Assemblyman, dies".NorthJersey.com.RetrievedApril 3,2020.
- 1940 births
- 2020 deaths
- Politicians from Passaic, New Jersey
- Fairleigh Dickinson University alumni
- Montclair State University alumni
- William Paterson University alumni
- New Jersey City University alumni
- New Jersey city council members
- Democratic Party members of the New Jersey General Assembly
- 20th-century American legislators
- 20th-century New Jersey politicians