Henry W. Hill
Henry Wayland Hill (November 13, 1853 – December 6, 1929) was an American lawyer, writer and politician from New York.
Life
He was born on November 13, 1853, in
On August 11, 1880, he married Harriet A. Smith (1858–1939). In 1881, he received the degree of Master of Arts from Vermont University. While teaching, he also studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1884, and practiced in Buffalo, New York.
Hill was a delegate to the
He was a member of the New York State Senate from 1901 to 1910, sitting in the 124th, 125th, 126th, 127th, 128th, 129th (all six 47th D.), 130th, 131st, 132nd and 133rd New York State Legislatures (all four 48th D.).[3]
He was President of the Buffalo Historical Society from 1910 until his death; and in 1923 edited Municipality of Buffalo, New York: A History, 1720–1923.
He died on December 6, 1929, in
Sources
- ^ The New York Red Book compiled by Edgar L. Murlin (published by James B. Lyon, Albany NY, 1897; pg. 219ff)
- ^ Journal of the Constitutional Convention of the State of New York 1894 (Albany, 1895; pg. 14)
- ^ Official New York from Cleveland to Hughes by Charles Elliott Fitch (Hurd Publishing Co., New York and Buffalo, 1911, Vol. IV; pg. 335, 337f, 340, 342 and 365ff)
- ^ HENRY WAYLAND HILL; Former State Senator Dies in Buffalo at Age of 76 in NYT on December 7, 1929 (subscription required)