theatre. The character of Jonathan was by him amplified and enlivened with comic stories to make it prominent. Hill's debut at the Park theatre, New York, raised him at once to the dig- nity of a star performer, and secured him engage- ments throughout the Union. Among his dramas were " Caspar Hauser," " The Green Mountain Boys," "A Wife for a Day," " The Yankee Pedler," and " The Knight of the Golden Fleece," all ephemeral, but skilfully measured to the artist's capability. In 1836 " Yankee " Hill, as he was called, performed at Drury Lane and the Olympic theatres, London, and in other large cities of Eng- land, Edinburgh, and Glasgow, returning home in the year following. His second visit to Europe was "in 1838, when he appeared at the Adelphi theatre, London, and gave entertainments in Paris. In 1839 he returned to the United States, and soon found that his attraction was on the wane, the old plays worn out, and he had nothing new to offer. In this manner Hill was retired to second- class play-houses and less profitable engagements. He began the study of dentistry, but lacked the nerve and endurance, and abandoned the effort to make that his profession. In 1847 Hill retired to Batavia, N. Y., playing only occasionally in mono- logue entertainments. Hill's down-east stories were exceedingly droll, and were recited in a man- ner highly original. In the delineation of the typical, artificial stage- Yankee, who talks through his nose, drives sharp bargains, and slyly outwits his fellow-man, this actor was unequalled. His range was narrow, but the ease, quaintness, and finish of his manner disarmed criticism.
HILL, Walter Henry, clergyman, b. near
Lebanon, Marion co., Ky., 21 Jan., 1822. He was
graduated at St. Mary's college, Ky., in 1843. After
studying medicine in the St. Louis university he
entered the Jesuit order in 1847, and in 1848
became professor of mathematics, physics, and
rhetoric in St. Joseph's college, Bardstown. Ky.,
where he remained seven years. He taught in the
St. Louis university in 1855, but afterward com-
pleted his higher studies at Boston, was ordained
friest, and removed to the Jesuit novitiate in
'rederick, Md. In 1864 he returned to St. Louis,
and became professor of logic and metaphysics in
the university. In 1865 he was made president of
St. Xavier's college, Cincinnati, which office he
held till 1869. Although opposed by the state
legislature, he obtained a new charter during his
service, and rebuilt the college, making it one of
the most prosperous Roman Catholic institutions
in this country. He went to Topeka, Kan., in
1869, and he obtained a charter under a law of the
state to incorporate St. Mary's college in St. Mary's
mission. From 1871 till 1884 he again taught in
St. Louis university, and is now (1887) attached to
the Church of the Sacred Heart, Chicago. He is
the author of " Elements of Philosophy, compris-
ing Logic and General and Special Metaphysics "
(Baltimore, 1873 ; 8th ed., 1887). This was violently
attacked by Dr. Orestes A. Brownson, and gave
rise to numerous controversies. It is now largely
used as a text-book in Roman Catholic institu-
tions. His other publications are " Ethics, or Moral
Philosophy" (Baltimore, 1878; 4th ed., 1885);
"Historical Sketch of St. Louis University" (St.
Louis. 1879); and various articles in the "Ameri-
can Catholic Quarterly," including one on " Mental
Insanity" (1880). which attracted much attention.
HILL, Whitmill, statesman, b. in Bertie
county, N. C, 12 Feb., 1743; d. in Hill's Ferry,
Martin co., N. C, 12 Sept., 1797. He was gradu-
ated at the University of Pennsylvania in 1760, and
entered the Revolutionary struggle with much zeal.
He was a delegate to the Provincial congresses that
met at Hillsboro. 20 Aug., 1775, and at Halifax,
4 April, 1776, and was elected to the house of
commons from Martin county in 1777. He was
a member of the state senate from 1778 till 1780,
and its speaker in 1778. In that year he was
elected a delegate to the Continental congress,
serving till 1781. He was one of the ablest advo-
cates of the national constitution in the conven-
tion for its ratification that met at Hillsboro in
July, 1788. He was also lieutenant-colonel of the
North Carolina militia. He possessed fine literary
attainments, and wrote spirited letters in 1780 to
Gov. Burke, which were published in the North
Carolina " University Magazine" in March, 1861.
HILL, William, clergyman, b. in Cumberland
county, Va., 3 March, 1769 ; d. in Winchester, Va.,
16 Nov.. 1852. He was graduated at Hampden
Sidney in 1788, and was licensed to preach by the
presbytery of Hanover, 10 July, 1790. After spend-
ing two years as a missionary in Virginia he settled
in Berkeley (now Jefferson) county, and in 1800
accepted the pastorate of the Presbyterian church
in Winchester. In 1834 he removed to Prince
Edward county, where he remained two years,
and then became pastor of the 2d Presbyterian
church in Alexandria. In 1838 he returned to
Winchester. Mr. Hill delivered an oration at
Harper's Ferry in commemoration of Gen. Wash-
ington, and published several sermons. He was
also engaged on a " History of the Presbyterian
Church in the United States," which he intended
to issue in numbers, but onlv the first appeared.
HILLARD, George Stillman, lawyer, b. in
Machias, Me., 22 Sept., 1808; d. in Boston, Mass.,
21 Jan., 1879. He was graduated at Harvard in
1828, and, after studying in the law-school and in
the office of Charles P. Curtis, was admitted to
the bar and acquired an extensive practice. He
taught for a time in the Round Hill school in
Northampton, Mass. Mr. Hillard served in the
state senate in 1850, and in 1853 was a delegate to
the State constitutional convention. He held the
office of city solicitor from 1854 till 1856, and that
of U. S. district attorney for Massachusetts from
1866 till 1870. As a legislator he won the warm
commendation of Daniel Webster. In 1833 he
edited with George Ripley a weekly Unitarian
paper, entitled “The Christian Register.”
Subsequently he became associated with Charles Sumner
in the publication of “The Jurist.” In 1856 he
bought an interest in the “Boston Courier,” of
which he was associate editor until he retired at
the beginning of the civil war. In 1847 Mr.
Hillard delivered a course of twelve lectures before
the Lowell institute. Trinity gave him the
degree of LL. D. in 1857. His addresses include a
fourth of July oration (Boston, 1835); “Dangers
and Duties of the Mercantile Profession,” delivered
before the Mercantile library association (1850);
an oration before the New York Pilgrim society
(1851); and a eulogy on Daniel Webster (1852).
He was the author of privately printed memoirs
of James Brown and Jeremiah Mason, and a life
of Capt. John Smith for Sparks's “American
Biography,” and published “The Poetical Works
of Edmund Spenser,” with a critical introduction
(5 vols., Boston, 1839); a translation of Guizot's
“Essay on the Character and Influence of George
Washington” (1840); a “Memorial of Daniel
Webster” and “Six Months in Italy” (1853); a
series of “Readers” and “Selections from the
Works of Walter Savage Landor” (1856); “Life
and Campaigns of George B. McClellan”
(Philadel-
