Arthur J. Hill

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Arthur J. Hill
Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban Development for Housing
In office
1991–1993
PresidentGeorge H. W. Bush
Preceded byCatherine Austin Fitts
Succeeded byNicolas P. Retsinas
Personal details
Born(1948-07-04)July 4, 1948
Jacksonville, Florida, U.S.
DiedMay 13, 1995(1995-05-13) (aged 46)
Elizabeth, New Jersey, U.S.
CitizenshipUnited States
Political partyRepublican
EducationFlorida Memorial University (B.S.)
University of Florida (M.A.)

Arthur J. Hill (July 4, 1948 – May 13, 1995) was an American banker who served as

presidency of George H.W. Bush
.

Early life and education

Arthur J. Hill was born and raised in

beautician.[1]

He graduated from Florida Memorial University and went on to earn a Master of Arts degree in agricultural economics from the University of Florida.[2][3] He also received a graduate certificate in banking from Southern Methodist University.[4]

Career

Early in his career, Hill worked in several positions in Florida banks before eventually rising to become CEO of Peoples National Bank of Commerce in

British-American Project for the Successor Generation.[4]

During the

1988 United States presidential election, Hill was Florida chair of Black Republicans for Bush, served as a delegate to the Republican National Convention, and was chosen an Elector in the United States Electoral College.[4][1]

Following George H.W. Bush's victory, Hill was nominated to be president of

Ginnie Mae and was unanimously confirmed by the United States Senate on March 6, 1990.[5] He assumed office six days later.[5] Hill was subsequently appointed Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban Development for Housing by Bush to succeed the departing Catherine Austin Fitts, holding office until the end of the Bush presidency.[2]

Personal life

Hill was described as soft-spoken.[1] He was married and had two daughters.[3]

Aged 46, Hill died of a heart attack in a hotel room in Elizabeth, New Jersey in 1995 where he had been attending a dinner of the Republican Governors Association.[3]

References

  1. ^
    newspapers.com
    .(subscription required)
  2. ^
    University of California Santa Barbara
    . Retrieved July 11, 2021.
  3. ^
    New York Times
    . Retrieved July 11, 2021.
  4. ^
    U.S. Government Printing Office
    . 1990. p. 26.
  5. ^ a b "Arthur J. Hill Appointed President, Government National Mortgage Association" (PDF). Committee on the Opportunities and Status of Blacks in Agricultural Economics. Agriculture and Applied Economics Association. Summer 1990. Retrieved July 11, 2021.

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