The Passaic valley, New Jersey, in three . , lawyer, of Newark, was born inWolfborough, N. H., on the 10th of June, 1851. His father,Charles P., was born in Limerick, York County, Me., June20, 1822, read law with his uncle, Joshua Hill, a partner ofHon. Hannibal Hamlin, and was admitted to the Maine barin 1845. He began practice in Searsport, Me., but in 1851removed to Wolfborough, N. H., where he served for sevenyears as Superintendent of Schools. He moved to Newark, N. J., in September,1865, was admitted tothe bar of New Jerseyin 1866, and thereafterpracticed his professionwith s
The Passaic valley, New Jersey, in three . , lawyer, of Newark, was born inWolfborough, N. H., on the 10th of June, 1851. His father,Charles P., was born in Limerick, York County, Me., June20, 1822, read law with his uncle, Joshua Hill, a partner ofHon. Hannibal Hamlin, and was admitted to the Maine barin 1845. He began practice in Searsport, Me., but in 1851removed to Wolfborough, N. H., where he served for sevenyears as Superintendent of Schools. He moved to Newark, N. J., in September,1865, was admitted tothe bar of New Jerseyin 1866, and thereafterpracticed his professionwith success in thisState. Charles F. Hillmarried Lavinia Parker,daughter of SamuelParker. He was theson of Jeremiah andLucinda (Libby) Hill, agrandson of Joshua andMary (Kilpatrick) Hill,and a direct descendantof Pet^r Hill, the orig-inal ancestor of thefamily in thS ountry,who settled at Scarboro,Me., about 1635. Thefamily came from theNorth of England, having moved thither, it is said, fromScotland. Charles E. Hill was educated in the common schools and. CHARLES E. HILI,. BIOGRAPHICAL 337 aciukiuy of WolfborOugh, N. H. He road law in Newark,N. J., with his father, was admitted to the bar of this Statein Jnnc, ISTH, and for several years was liis fathers lawjiarfner. In November. ISSl, he was admitted to the NewYork bar. lie practiced in Newark from the time of hisadmission nntil Jamiarv 1. 1882. and since then has beenin active practice in New York City. Mv. Hill has estab-lisjied a high reputation as an able and snccessful lawyer,and from the first has enjoyed a large and constantly in-creasing clientage. He has also been active and prominent in official capaci-ties, serving as Commissioner of Public Schools in Newarkin 1881, 1882, 1883, and 18S4. as a member of the NewarkBoard of Aldermen in 1886, 1887, 1888, and 1889, as Presi-dent of the board during the last two years of that period,as a member of the Assembly of New Jersey in 1887 and1888, as Commissioner of Public Schools i
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