John Gill Jr. was born on June 9, 1850, in Baltimore, Maryland, to Ann McKim (née Bowly) and George M.

[1][2][3] Gill attended Hampden-Sydney College of Virginia, and also graduated from the University of Maryland at Baltimore in 1870.

[2] Gill served as member of the Maryland House of Delegates from 1874 to 1877, and as examiner of titles in the Baltimore city legal department from 1879 to 1884.

He also served as delegate to the Democratic National Conventions in 1884, 1888, and 1892, and was a member of the Baltimore Police Department Board of Commissioners from 1888 to 1897.

[1][2] This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress