George Watts Hill
| George Watts Hill | |
|---|---|
| Born |
October 27, 1901 New York, New York |
| Died | January 20, 1993 (aged 91) Chapel Hill, North Carolina |
| Residence |
Durham, N.C. Chapel Hill, N.C. |
| Education |
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (B.S. 1922, J.D. 1924) Columbia University (J.D. 1894) |
| Occupation | Banker, Philanthropist |
| Organization |
Central Carolina Bank and Trust Home Security Life Insurance Company Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina Research Triangle Institute UNC Chapel Hill |
| Spouse(s) | Ann Austin McCulloch (September 30, 1924-1974) Anne Gibson Hutchison(1975-1993) |
| Children |
George Watts Hill, Jr. Ann Dudley Hill John Sprunt Hill II |
| Parent(s) | John Sprunt Hill and Annie Louise Watts |
George Watts Hill (October 27, 1901 – January 20, 1993) was an American banker, hospital administrator and philanthropist who played a key role in the socioeconomic development of Durham, North Carolina, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and the Research Triangle Park. He was also instrumental in health care reform, the desegregation of Durham, the education of children with learning disabilities, and the removal of the Speaker Ban Law.
Born in New York City, the son of John Sprunt Hill and Annie Louise Watts, George Watts Hill grew up in Durham and attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill where he earned a Bachelor of Science in Commerce in 1922 and law degree in 1924. At UNC he was a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity. He married Ann Austin McCulloch on September 30, 1924. Following a ten-month honeymoon around the world, the couple made their home in Harwood Hall, the mansion that his grandfather, George Washington Watts, had built.
George Watts Hill briefly worked in law before, in 1926, joining the board of trustees of Watts Hospital, built in 1895 by his grandfather and had faced deficits for several years. Hill managed to reduce losses during his administration of the hospital. He also began running a farm on the site of the Quail Roost Hunt Club, a hunting lodge about ten miles north of Durham that was used by George Watts, the Duke family, and other Durham business people in the late 19th century. Hill eventually acquired Guernsey cattle, which he continued to breed and sell for decades, becoming one of the top Guernsey breeders in the nation.
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