John Sprunt Hill
| John Sprunt Hill | |
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| Born |
March 17, 1869 Faison, North Carolina |
| Died | July 29, 1961 (aged 92) Durham, North Carolina |
| Residence | Durham, N.C. Manhattan, New York City, NY |
| Education |
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (Ph.B. 1889) Columbia University (J.D. 1894) |
| Occupation | Banker, Lawyer, Philanthropist |
| Organization |
Home Savings Bank (co-founder) Durham Loan & Trust Company (co-founder) Home Security Life Insurance Company (co-founder) Erwin Cotton Mills (vice-president) UNC, Chapel Hill (Trustee) Carolina Inn (founder) Hillandale Golf Club (founder) |
| Spouse(s) | Annie Louise Watts (November 29, 1899 – March 26, 1940) |
| Children |
George Watts Hill, Laura Valinda Hill DuBose, Frances Faison Hill Fox |
| Parent(s) | William Edward Hill and Frances Diana Hill |
| John Sprunt Hill | |
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| Member of the North Carolina Senate from the 16th district |
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In office 1933–1938 |
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| Political party | Democratic |
John Sprunt Hill (March 17, 1869 – July 29, 1961) was a North Carolina lawyer, banker and philanthropist who played a fundamental role in the civic and social development of Durham, North Carolina, the expansion of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and the development of rural credit unions in North Carolina during the first half of the 20th Century.
Born in Faison, in Duplin County, North Carolina to William Edward Hill and Frances Diana Hill, John Sprunt Hill left school at age twelve, to work as a clerk in a country store for four years. He then attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel, where he was a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity and one of the co-founders of the Order of Gimghoul, and graduated maxima cum laude in 1889 with a Ph.B. For two years, Hill taught at Faison High School, until he began attending law school at UNC in 1891. In 1892, he moved to New York City to complete his degree at Columbia University. Hill graduated from Columbia Law in 1894 and was admitted to the New York bar association and began practicing estate law, becoming a well-regarded and successful lawyer with his own firm, Hill, Sturcke & Andrews, by January 1895. In 1898, Hill volunteered to serve in the U.S. Army in the Spanish–American War, fighting in Puerto Rico. Following the war, he returned to Manhattan, continuing his law practice and becoming involved with the Democratic Party. He joined and served as a leader in groups like the Reform Club and the Young Men's Democratic Club. In 1900, John Sprunt Hill ran, unsuccessfully, as a Democrat, for a seat in the United States House of Representatives, representing the heavily Republican 14th district of New York.
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