Ralph Hill (October 12, 1827 – August 20, 1899) was an American educator, lawyer, and politician who served one term as a

United States representative The United States House of Representatives is a chamber of the Bicameralism, bicameral United States Congress; it is the lower house, with the U.S. Senate being the upper house. Together, the House and Senate have the authority under Artic ...

from

Indiana Indiana ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. It borders Lake Michigan to the northwest, Michigan to the north and northeast, Ohio to the east, the Ohio River and Kentucky to the s ...

from 1865 to 1867.

Biography

Hill was born in Trumbull County, Ohio, where he attended the district school. He also attended the Kinsman Academy and the Grand River Institute in Austinburg, Ohio. Later, he taught school in 1846, 1847, 1849, and 1850 before he studied law at the New York State and National Law School in Ballston, New York, and was admitted to the bar in

Albany, New York Albany ( ) is the List of capitals in the United States, capital city of the U.S. state of New York (state), New York. It is located on the west bank of the Hudson River, about south of its confluence with the Mohawk River. Albany is the oldes ...

, in 1851. Hill returned to Jefferson, Ohio, in August 1851 and practiced law. He established a select school at Austinburg in November 1851 before he resumed the practice of law in Jefferson, Ohio, in March 1852. Later, he moved to Columbus, Indiana, in August 1852 and continued the practice of law.

Congress

Hill was elected as a Republican to the Thirty-ninth Congress (March 4, 1865 – March 3, 1867) but was not a candidate for renomination in 1866.

Later career and death

Upon leaving Congress, he served as the collector of internal revenue for the third district of Indiana from 1869 to 1875. He moved to

Indianapolis, Indiana Indianapolis ( ), colloquially known as Indy, is the List of capitals in the United States, capital and List of municipalities in Indiana, most populous city of the U.S. state of Indiana and the county seat of Marion County, Indiana, Marion ...

, in 1879 and resumed the practice of law. He died in Indianapolis on August 20, 1899, and was buried in Crown Hill Cemetery.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Hill, Ralph 1827 births 1899 deaths Burials at Crown Hill Cemetery People from Trumbull County, Ohio State and National Law School alumni People from Jefferson, Ohio Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Indiana 19th-century members of the United States House of Representatives