Hugh Lawson White Hill
Hugh Lawson White Hill | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Tennessee's 4th district | |
| In office March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1849 | |
| Preceded by | Alvan Cullom |
| Succeeded by | John H. Savage |
| Member of the Tennessee House of Representatives | |
| In office 1837–1839 1841 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 1, 1810 McMinnville, Tennessee |
| Died | January 18, 1892 (aged 81) Hills Creek Warren County, Tennessee |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Virginia Dearing Hill |
| Alma mater | Cumberland College |
| Profession |
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Hugh Lawson White Hill (March 1, 1810 – January 18, 1892) was an American politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives for Tennessee's 4th congressional district.
Biography
[edit]Hill was born on March 1, 1810, in McMinnville, Tennessee, in Warren County a son of Henry John A. and Susannah Swales Hill. After attending public school and Carroll Male Academy at McMinnville, he graduated from Cumberland College in Nashville.[1] He taught school for a short time and engaged in agricultural pursuits and fruit growing. He married Virginia Dearing on May 14, 1840, and they had eight children.[2]
Career
[edit]Hill was a member of the Tennessee House of Representatives from 1837 to 1839 and in 1841. He was elected as a Democrat to the Thirtieth Congress. He served from March 4, 1847, to March 3, 1849.[3] He was not a candidate for renomination in 1848.
Hill resumed agricultural pursuits and was a member of the state constitutional convention in 1870.
Death
[edit]Hill died at Hills Creek in Warren County, Tennessee, on January 18, 1892, and was interred in Hill Graveyard near McMinnville, Tennessee. He was a cousin of fellow congressman Benjamin Harvey Hill.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Hugh Lawson White Hill". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved 18 March 2013.
- ^ "Hugh Lawson White Hill". Famous Hills in the United States Congress. Retrieved 18 March 2013.
- ^ "Hugh Lawson White Hill". Govtrack US Congress. Retrieved 18 March 2013.
- ^ "Hugh Lawson White Hill". The Political Graveyard. Retrieved 18 March 2013.
External links
[edit]- United States Congress. "Hugh Lawson White Hill (id: H000592)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- Hugh Lawson White Hill at Find a Grave
