Preceded by Alvan Cullom Name Hugh White Succeeded by John Houston Savage Alma mater Cumberland College Party Democratic Party | Spouse(s) Virginia Dearing Hill Education Cumberland University Political party Democratic Role Politician | |
Born March 1, 1810
McMinnville, Tennessee ( 1810-03-01 ) Profession teacher farmer
politician Died January 18, 1892, Warren County, Tennessee, United States | ||
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.
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Biography
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. 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.
Career
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. 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
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.