John H. Hill | |
|---|---|
 Portrait of Hill from the El Ojo yearbook (1923) | |
| 2nd President of West Virginia State University | |
| In office 1894–1898 | |
| Preceded by | James Edwin Campbell |
| Succeeded by | James McHenry Jones |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 4, 1852 Charles Town, Virginia, U.S.[a] |
| Died | October 13, 1936 (aged 84) Institute, West Virginia, U.S. |
| Resting place | Institute Cemetery |
| Spouse | Etta Lovett Hill |
| Profession | Lawyer, educator, school administrator, and military officer |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | United States |
| Branch/service | U.S. Army (1882–1887) U.S. Volunteers (1898–1899) |
| Years of service | 1882–1887 (U.S.A.) 1898–1899 (U.S.V.) |
| Rank | Quartermaster Sergeant (U.S.A.) First Lieutenant (U.S.V.) |
| Unit | 10th Cavalry Regiment (U.S.A.) 8th Infantry Volunteer Immunes (U.S.V.) |
| Battles/wars | Apache Wars |
John Henry Hill (July 4, 1852 – October 13, 1936) was an American lawyer, educator, school administrator, and military officer. He was the second principal of the West Virginia Colored Institute (present-day West Virginia State University) from 1894 until 1898. West Virginia State considers him its second president.[b]
Hill was born into slavery in 1852 in Charles Town, Virginia, (present-day West Virginia).[a] During the American Civil War, he relocated to Maine where he studied law. He became Maine's second African-American lawyer in 1879, and became West Virginia's first African-American lawyer after his admission to the bar of Jefferson County's circuit court in 1881. Hill then served in the 10th Cavalry Regiment for six years, during which time he participated in the Apache Wars. He was a schoolteacher and then principal at Shepherdstown's African-American public school, Shadyside School, from 1889 until 1893, and then served as the second principal of the West Virginia Colored Institute from 1894 until 1898. Hill resigned as principal to serve in the United States Volunteers during the Spanish–American War from 1898 to 1899. Hill returned to the institute in 1899, when he was appointed Commandant of Cadets and professor of mathematics, and remained there until 1903. Following his death in 1936, West Virginia State named Hill Hall in his honor.
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- ^ "Office of the President: Past Presidents". wvstateu.edu. West Virginia State University. 2020. Archived from the original on May 25, 2020. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
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