John Hill

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John Hill (North Carolina politician)

John Hill (April 9, 1797 - April 24, 1861) was a U.S. Representative from North Carolina.

Born near Germanton, North Carolina, Hill completed preparatory studies and was graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1816. He was a planter. He served as clerk of court of Stokes County for thirty years. He served as member of the State house of commons 1819-1823. He served in the State senate 1823-1825, 1830, and 1831.

Hill was elected as a Democrat to the Twenty-sixth Congress (March 4, 1839-March 3, 1841). Reading clerk in the State senate in 1850. He served as delegate to the State constitutional convention at Raleigh, North Carolina, in 1861. He died in Raleigh, North Carolina, April 24, 1861. He was interred in Old Hill Burying Ground, near Germanton, North Carolina.

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John Hill (Texas politician)

John Luke Hill, Jr. (October 9, 1923 – July 9, 2007) was a Texas lawyer, Democratic politician, and judge. He is the only person to have served as Secretary of State of Texas, Texas Attorney General, and Chief Justice of the Texas Supreme Court.

Early life

He was born in Breckenridge, the seat of Stephens County to the west of Fort Worth, to Mr. and Mrs. John Luke Hill, Sr. He grew up in Kilgore in Gregg County near the East Texas oil fields.

Career

Legal career

After attending Kilgore College, Hill received his undergraduate degree from the University of Texas in Austin, Texas, where he was a member of the Texas Cowboys. In 1947, he earned an LL.B., graduating with honors, from the University of Texas School of Law. Hill was admitted to the Texas bar the same year and went to work for a small law firm in Houston which gave him experience in trial work. In 1951, he founded his own Houston-based firm specializing in plaintiff's trial work. He was considered one of the top lawyers in Texas.