Claude E. Hill

Claude E. Hill
Member of the Mississippi State Senate from the 42nd district
In office 1917 – January 1920
Preceded by	Newly created district
Personal details
Born	1885 or 1886
Died	May 12, 1947 (aged 61) Hattiesburg, Mississippi, U.S.
Political party	Democratic

Claude E. Hill (1885/1886 - May 12, 1947) was an American lawyer and Democratic politician. He was a member of the Mississippi State Senate, representing the 42nd district, from 1917 to 1920.

Early life

Claude E. Hill was born in 1885 or 1886.[1] He was the son of N. C. Hill, a judge.[2][3] He moved to Hattiesburg, Mississippi, in 1898.[3] He graduated from high school as the valedictorian of his class in May 1903.[3] He attended the University of Mississippi from September 1903 to June 1907, and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree.[3] He then was an assistant law clerk for two years before taking a two-year course at the University of Mississippi School of Law, finishing the course in only one year.[3]

Career

He began practicing law in July 1909.[3] He was elected the attorney of the county Board of Supervisors in January 1910 and unanimously re-elected in January 1911.[3] Then, Hill served two terms as Forrest County's county attorney, ending in 1915.[2][4] In January 1917, Hill announced his candidacy to represent the newly created 42nd district in the Mississippi State Senate for the latter half of the 1916-1920 legislature.[2] He was elected as he was the only candidate running.[5] He served in the legislature's 1917 and 1918 sessions.[6][7] In January 1944, Hill became Mississippi's assistant Attorney General.[1]

He died in Hattiesburg while still holding that position on May 12, 1947.[1]

References

1. "Attorney Claude Hill". The Union Appeal. 1947-05-22. p. 1. Retrieved 2022-09-04.
2. "Claude E. Hill". Sun Herald. 1917-01-26. p. 2. Retrieved 2022-09-04.
3. "Claude E. Hill Pros. Attorney". Hattiesburg Daily News. 1911-01-31. p. 8. Retrieved 2022-09-04.
4. "Claude Hill Will Not Be Candidate". Hattiesburg Daily News. 1915-03-04. p. 6. Retrieved 2022-09-04.
5. "Clipped From Jackson Daily News". Jackson Daily News. 1917-01-27. p. 5. Retrieved 2022-09-04.
6. Senate, Mississippi Legislature (1917). Journal ... p. 5.
7. Rowland, Dunbar (1917). The Official and Statistical Register of the State of Mississippi. Department of Archives and History. p. 749.