William Henry Hill (North Carolina)
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William Henry Hill was a Congressional representative from North Carolina
; born in Brunswick, North Carolina
; attended the public schools in Boston, Massachusetts; engaged in agricultural pursuits; studied law in Boston; was admitted to the bar and practiced; appointed United States district attorney for North Carolina by President George Washington
in 1790; member of the State senate
in 1794; elected as a Federalist
to the Sixth and Seventh Congresses (March 4, 1799 – March 3, 1803); appointed judge
of the United States District Court
for the District of North Carolina by President John Adams
at the close of his term but the designation was withdrawn by President Thomas Jefferson
; returned to his estate near Wilmington, North Carolina
, where he engaged in agricultural pursuits until his death there in 1809; interment in the family burial ground on his estate, “Hilton,” near Wilmington.
North Carolina
North Carolina is a state located in the southeastern United States. The state borders South Carolina and Georgia to the south, Tennessee to the west and Virginia to the north. North Carolina contains 100 counties. Its capital is Raleigh, and its largest city is Charlotte...
; born in Brunswick, North Carolina
Brunswick, North Carolina
Brunswick is a town in Columbus County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 360 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Brunswick is located at ....
; attended the public schools in Boston, Massachusetts; engaged in agricultural pursuits; studied law in Boston; was admitted to the bar and practiced; appointed United States district attorney for North Carolina by President George Washington
George Washington
George Washington was the dominant military and political leader of the new United States of America from 1775 to 1799. He led the American victory over Great Britain in the American Revolutionary War as commander-in-chief of the Continental Army from 1775 to 1783, and presided over the writing of...
in 1790; member of the State senate
North Carolina General Assembly
The North Carolina General Assembly is the state legislature of the U.S. state of North Carolina. The General Assembly drafts and legislates the state laws of North Carolina, also known as the General Statutes...
in 1794; elected as a Federalist
Federalist Party (United States)
The Federalist Party was the first American political party, from the early 1790s to 1816, the era of the First Party System, with remnants lasting into the 1820s. The Federalists controlled the federal government until 1801...
to the Sixth and Seventh Congresses (March 4, 1799 – March 3, 1803); appointed judge
Judge
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of the United States District Court
United States district court
The United States district courts are the general trial courts of the United States federal court system. Both civil and criminal cases are filed in the district court, which is a court of law, equity, and admiralty. There is a United States bankruptcy court associated with each United States...
for the District of North Carolina by President John Adams
John Adams
John Adams was an American lawyer, statesman, diplomat and political theorist. A leading champion of independence in 1776, he was the second President of the United States...
at the close of his term but the designation was withdrawn by President Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson was the principal author of the United States Declaration of Independence and the Statute of Virginia for Religious Freedom , the third President of the United States and founder of the University of Virginia...
; returned to his estate near Wilmington, North Carolina
Wilmington, North Carolina
Wilmington is a port city in and is the county seat of New Hanover County, North Carolina, United States. The population is 106,476 according to the 2010 Census, making it the eighth most populous city in the state of North Carolina...
, where he engaged in agricultural pursuits until his death there in 1809; interment in the family burial ground on his estate, “Hilton,” near Wilmington.