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John Henry Hill (September 11, 1791 – July 1, 1882) was a United States businessman, educator and member of the Episcopal Church , chiefly identified with teaching and missionary work in Greece .

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15-1335: John Hill may refer to: Business [ edit ] John Henry Hill (1791–1882), American businessman, educator and missionary John Hill (planter) (1824–1910), Scottish-born American industrialist and planter John Hill (businessman) (1847–1926), Australian coach-horse operator John J. Hill (1853–1952), English-born American stonemason and builder John A. Hill (1858–1916), American editor and publisher, co-founder of McGraw-Hill John Sprunt Hill (1869–1961), American lawyer, banker and philanthropist John W. Hill (1890–1977), American public relations executive Entertainment [ edit ] John William Hill (1812–1879), British-born American artist John Hill (cartoonist) (1889–1974), New Zealand cartoonist John Hill (game designer) (1945–2015), American designer of Squad Leader and other wargames Dean Koontz or John Hill (born 1945), American author John Stephen Hill (born 1953), Canadian actor John Hill (screenwriter) (died 2017), American screenwriter and television producer John Hill (actor) (born 1978), American musical theater actor John Hill (conductor) (born 1843), Australian church organist and choirmaster John Hill (musician) (active from 1993), American guitarist with

30-771: A character in Cheers See also [ edit ] John Ashdown-Hill (1949–2018), British historian James John Hill (1811–1882), English painter Johannes Hill (born 1988), German baritone John Hill & Company , a former British toy company John Hill House , a historic home in Erie, Pennsylvania John Sprunt Hill House , a historic house in Durham, North Carolina Jack Hill (disambiguation) Jon Hill (disambiguation) Jonathan Hill (disambiguation) John Hills (disambiguation) All pages with titles containing John Hill [REDACTED] Topics referred to by

45-614: A school for boys, and the Hills decided to devote their attention to educating girls. In their educational work, the Hills made no effort to promote their own church, but were careful to work with the Greek Orthodox Church and the government, by which they were officially recognized in 1834. The Hills also founded a high school for the training of teachers. Their work at first received little encouragement, but prospered after pupils from prominent and wealthy Greek families began to attend

60-530: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages John Henry Hill He was born in New York City , and graduated at Columbia College . He took up a business career for 20 years, and then entered Virginia Theological Seminary . He was ordained a deacon in the Protestant Episcopal Church in 1830, and that same year also became a priest. He

75-914: The North Carolina State Senate 1823–1825, 1830, and 1831. Hill was elected as a Democrat to the Twenty-sixth Congress (March 4, 1839 – March 3, 1841). He was a reading clerk in the State Senate in 1850, and served as delegate to the State constitutional convention at Raleigh, North Carolina , in 1861. Hill died in Raleigh, North Carolina , April 24, 1861, and was interred in Old Hill Burying Ground, near Germanton, North Carolina . [REDACTED]  This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of

90-1603: The 1940s and 1950s John Hill (American football) (1950–2018), American football player John Hill (New Zealand footballer) (born 1950), Irish-born New Zealand footballer John Mac Hill (1925–1995), Australian rules footballer for Collingwood John Tye Hill (born 1982), American football player Other sports [ edit ] Johnny Hill (1905–1929), Scottish boxer John Hill (boat racer) (1933–1993), British powerboat racer John Hill (wrestler) (1942–2010), Canadian wrestler John Hill (ice hockey) (born 1960), American ice hockey coach Other people [ edit ] John Hill (classicist) (1747–1805), Scottish minister and classicist John Hill (explorer) (c. 1810–1860), English explorer of South Australia John Edward Gray Hill (1839–1914), English solicitor John H. Hill (1852–1936), American lawyer, educator, school administrator, and soldier John Cathles Hill (1857–1915), Scottish architect John Hill (bishop) (1862–1943), English clergyman, inaugural Suffragan Bishop of Hulme John Hill (trade unionist) (1863–1945), British trade unionist John Wesley Hill (1863–1936), chancellor of Lincoln Memorial University in Harrogate, Tennessee John Hill (police officer) (1914–2004), British HM Chief Inspector of Constabulary for England and Wales John deKoven Hill (1920–1996), American architect John T. Hill (born 1934), teacher and author A pseudonym used by Victor Barker Fictional characters [ edit ] John Hill,

105-483: The American War of Independence John Hill (Royal Navy officer) (c. 1774–1855) John Hill (Indian Army officer) (1866–1935), British general John Hamar Hill or Johnnie Hill (1912–1998), British Royal Air Force officer John Thomas Hill (1811–1902), British Army officer Politics [ edit ] United Kingdom [ edit ] John Hill (died 1408) , English Member of Parliament and Justice of

120-686: The Apples in Stereo and Dressy Bessy John Hill (record producer) (active 2008 and after), American record producer, songwriter, and musician John Hill (active 1968), English bassist in Band of Joy John Hill, British conspiracy theorist and creator of the 2007 documentary 7/7 Ripple Effect Military [ edit ] John Hill (courtier) (before 1690–1735), British general and courtier, brother of Abigail Masham, Baroness Masham John Hill (British Army officer) (fl. 1777–1783), British Army officer during

135-713: The Greek government, in recognition of his educational work among the women of Athens, buried him with the honors of a taxiarch , and the Athenian municipality erected a monument to his memory. Honorary degrees were conferred on him by Harvard and Columbia. Frances Hill also died in Athens. The school that the Hills founded is still in operation in Athens under the name of the Hill Memorial School . John Hill (North Carolina politician) John Hill (April 9, 1797 – April 24, 1861)

150-1389: The King's Bench John Hill (MP for Wycombe) (fl. 1436), English MP for Wycombe John Hill (MP for Dorchester) (1589–1657), English Member of Parliament for Dorchester Sir John Hill, 3rd Baronet of the Hill baronets of Hawkstone (1740–1824), British MP for Shrewsbury John Hill (British politician) (1912–2007), British Member of Parliament and Member of the European Parliament United States [ edit ] John Hill (North Carolina politician) (1797–1861), United States Representative from North Carolina John Y. Hill (1799–1859), American builder and Kentucky state legislator John Hill (Virginia politician) (1800–1880), United States Representative from Virginia John Hill (New Jersey politician) (1821–1884), United States Representative from New Jersey John Fremont Hill (1855–1912), governor of Maine John Philip Hill (1879–1941), United States Representative from Maryland John Jerome Hill (1918-1986), American politician John Hill (Texas politician) (1923–2007), American lawyer and politician John Hill (Florida politician) (born 1931) Elsewhere [ edit ] John Hill (Australian politician) (born 1949), member of

165-1528: The South Australian House of Assembly Science [ edit ] John Hill (botanist) (1716–1775), English botanist, editor, journalist, and novelist John Christopher Columbus Hill (1828–1904), American engineer Sir John McGregor Hill (1921–2008), British nuclear physicist and administrator John Edwards Hill (1928–1997), British mammalogist John Hill (physician) (1931–1972), American plastic surgeon Sports [ edit ] Baseball and cricket [ edit ] John Hill (English cricketer) (1867–1963), English cricketer John Hill (baseball) (1876–1922), American Negro leagues player John Hill (Irish cricketer) (1912–1984), Irish cricketer Jack Hill (cricketer) (1923–1974), Australian cricketer John Hill (New Zealand cricketer) (1930–2002), New Zealand cricketer John Hill (Queensland cricketer) (born 1956), Australian cricketer Pete Hill (John Preston Hill, 1882–1951), American baseball player Football and rugby [ edit ] John Ethan Hill (1865–1941), American mathematician and college football coach John Hill (Scottish footballer) (fl. 1891–1892), Scottish footballer Johnny Hill (footballer) (1884–1???), Scottish footballer Jack Hill (footballer, born 1897) (1897–1972), English football player and manager John Hill (rugby union) (fl. 1925), Australian rugby union player John Hill (rugby league) , rugby league footballer of

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180-403: The same term This disambiguation page lists articles about people with the same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=John_Hill&oldid=1145366537 " Category : Human name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description

195-539: The school. Hill was chaplain of the British Legation in Greece from 1845 to 1875, and continued his teaching during that time. He and his wife also founded a free school for the poor. He went blind around 1877, but with his wife's assistance continued to direct their educational efforts. In 1881, on the 50th anniversary of the girls' school, he was officially thanked by King George I of Greece . On his death at Athens,

210-514: Was a U.S. Representative from North Carolina . Born near Germanton, North Carolina , Hill completed preparatory studies and was graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1816. He was a planter, also serving as clerk of court of Stokes County, North Carolina , for thirty years. He served as member of the North Carolina House of Commons from 1819 to 1823, and in

225-510: Was a philhellene , and in 1830 he went as a missionary to Greece. At Athens he and his wife, Frances Maria Mulligan Hill (1799-1884), who he had married in 1821, established schools for girls and boys. These were the first Athenian schools founded after Greece's secession from the Ottoman Empire . Also part of their mission was John J. Robertson, an Episcopal clergyman. He set up a printing press. The Greek government eventually founded

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