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HiLL, Uriah C, musician, was born in New York city about 1S0.2. He showed niarkeil musi- cal talent in early boyiiood and was giv<Mi in- struction on the violin. For several years he was engaged as violinist in various bands in his native city, and in 1831 became leader of the Sacred Music society. In this capacity he pro- duced the first complete performance of Hcfudels " Messiiiii" ever heard in New York, Nov. 18. 1831. The oratorio was repeated in January and February. 1832. and Neukomm's "David"' and Mendelssohn's "'St. Paul"' were also brought out. In 183G he received instruction from Ludwig Spohr, kapellmeister at the court of Hesse- Cassel. Prussia. In 18-1'2 he formed the New York Philharmonic society and was one of its alternate conductors. 1842-49. He invented a piano with tuning-forks in the place of wire strings, which did not prove practicable. After residing for .several years in Cincinnati, Ohio, he removed to Paterson, N.J., where he died by liis own hand in Scpteinber, 1875.

HILL, Walter Henry, educator, was born near Lebanon. Ky.. Jan. 21, 1822; son of Clement and Mary (Hamilton) Hill, and grandson of Thomas and Rebecca (Miles) Hill and of Thomas and Ann (Hoskins) Hamilton. His pater- nal grandfather emi- grated from England to St. Mary's count}% Md., about 1750, re- moved with his fam- 11}' to Kentucky in 1787 and .settled near Lebanon, in ilarion county. His mater- nal grandfather re- moved from Maryland to Kentucky in 1797 and settled in Wash- ington county. He was a soldier in the Continental army during the Revolutionary •war. Walter H. Hill attended private schools at Lebanon and worked on a farm until 1889, when he entered St. ilary's college, Marion county, Ky., then conducted by the Jesuits. He was graduated from St. Mary's college, A.B., 1^43. A.M., 1845, and was assistant teacher there, 1840-184G. He studied in the medical depart- ment of St. Louis university in 184G, but aban- doning this pursuit he entered the Society of Jesus at Florissant, Mo., Feb. 3. 1847. He was teacher of mathematics, rhetoric and physics, and prefect of cla.sses at St. Joseph's college, Bardstown, Ky., 1848-55; was teacher at St. Louis university, 18-55-57; studied philosophy and theology at Boston, Mass., 1857-Gl, and was

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ordained priest in the Cathedral of St. Louis by Arclibisliup Kenrick, Aug. 24, 1861. He was professor of philosopliy at St. Louis university, 18G4-18G5; president of St. Xavier college. Cin- cinnati. Ohio, 1865-69, and obtained for the col- lege a permanent cliarter and erected the princi- pal college building. He organized St. Mary's college, near Topeka, Kan., and was its first president, I8GU-71. He was professor of mental and moral philosopliy in St. Louis university, 1871-84, and was assistant rector of Sacred Heart church, Chicago, 111., 1884-96. He re- turned to St. Louis university, Aug. 24, 1896, where he was honored with a golden jubilee, Feb. 3, 1897. His sister, Ann Hill, with her cousins Maria and Elizabeth Sansbury, estab- lished near Springfield, Ky., the first convent of Dominican nuns in the United States. Father Hill is tiie author of; Elements of I^hilosophy (1873, 12th ed., 1899); Ethics, or Moral Pliil- osophij (1878); Historical Sketches of the St. Tx)uis University, and the Jesuit Missions of the Western States (1879), and contributions on mental phil- osophy to the America7i Catholic Qnartei'ly, Piiiladelpliia, Pa.

Hill, Whitmel, delegate, was born in Bertie county, N.C., Feb. 12. 1743; son of John and Martha Hill. He was graduated from the Uni- versity of Pennsylvania in 1760, and engaged in l)lanting in his native state. He was active in the Rev- olution from its begin- ning, serv- ing as a member of the North

Carolina assembly of freemen, 1' North Carolina state congress. 1776; of the state constitutional convention, 1776; of the state house of commons. 1777, and of the state sen- ate, 1778-80 and 1784-85. He was also a dele- gate to the Continental congress, 1778-81, and a delegate to the Hillsborough convention of 1788, where he advocated the adoption of the Federal constitution. He was lieutenant colo- nel in the North Carolina militia. He was married to Winnefred Blount, of Chowan, N.C. He died at Hill's Ferry, Martin county N.C, Sept. 26, 1797.

HILL, William Henry, representative, 'was born in Brunswick county, N.C.; son of William and Margaret (Moore) Hill; grandson of jJathaniel IVIoore, great-grandson of (Jovernor James Moore, and a descendant of Sir John Yeamans, governor of North Carolina 1665-74, He was admitted to

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