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| caption = William R. Hill, ca. 1952
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| preceded1 = [[Roscoe S. Adams]] (D)
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| preceded2 = [[Strother F. Hamm]] (D)  
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| preceded3 = [[Strother F. Hamm]] (D)
| preceded3 = [[Strother F. Hamm]] (D)
| succeeded3 =[[Sol B. Weinberg]] (D)
| succeeded3 =[[Sol B. Weinberg]] (D)
| office4= Councilor<br/>[[Charlottesville City Council]]
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| term_start4 = September 1, 1954
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| term_end4 = August 31, 1958 (resigned in 1957)
| term_end4 = August 31, 1958 (resigned in [[1957]])
| preceded4 = William R. Hill (D)
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| date_of_death = June 4,  1996 (aged 81)
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| spouse = Anne Montgomery Lacy Hill (1915 - 1995) <br/>Elizabeth ''Broaddus'' Hill (1918-2017)
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'''William R. Hill''' was a member of City Council in the mid-1950's. He was first elected in [[1950 election|1950]] and re-elected in [[1954 election|1954]]. Hill resigned in [[1957]] - [[Louis L. Scribner]] was appointed to Council to fill the vacancy.<ref name="WINA" />
'''William Richard Hill''' (1915 - 1996) was city businessman and a member of City Council in the mid-1950's. He was first elected in [[1950 election|1950]] and re-elected in [[1954 election|1954]]. Hill resigned in [[1957]] - [[Louis L. Scribner]] was appointed to Council to fill the vacancy.<ref name="WINA" />


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==Biography==
==Biography==
Hill was the president of Hill and Irving Funeral Home. <ref name="dem1950">{{cite-progress-lindsay|title=City's Democrats Nominate Hill and Tebell; Council Primary Brings Out 1,200 voters|url=http://search.lib.virginia.edu/catalog/uva-lib:2802338/view#openLayer/uva-lib:2802339/4751/1912.5/3/1/0|author=Staff Reports|pageno=|printdate=March 28, 1950|publishdate=March 28, 1950|accessdate=June 13, 2017 from University of Virginia Library}}</ref>
Dr. Hill was the president of Hill and Irving Funeral Home. <ref name="dem1950">{{cite-progress-lindsay|title=City's Democrats Nominate Hill and Tebell; Council Primary Brings Out 1,200 voters|url=http://search.lib.virginia.edu/catalog/uva-lib:2802338/view#openLayer/uva-lib:2802339/4751/1912.5/3/1/0|author=Staff Reports|pageno=|printdate=March 28, 1950|publishdate=March 28, 1950|accessdate=June 13, 2017 from University of Virginia Library}}</ref>


==1950 election==
==1950 election==
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He was later an unsuccessful Democratic candidate for Charlottesville [[City Council]] in the June 14, 1966 election.  
He was later an unsuccessful Democratic candidate for Charlottesville [[City Council]] in the June 14, 1966 election.  


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==Burial==
[[Monticello Memorial Park]]


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==References==
==References==
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Revision as of 23:31, 10 July 2020

William R. Hill (D)
1952-William R. Hill - mayorJPG.JPG
William R. Hill, ca. 1952
Electoral District At-large
Term Start September 1, 1950
Term End August 31, 1954
Preceded by Roscoe S. Adams (D)
Succeeded by William R. Hill (D)
Vice-president (vice-mayor)
Charlottesville City Council (1950-1952)
Electoral District Elected by and from council
Term Start September 1, 1950
Term End August 31, 1952
Preceded by Strother F. Hamm (D)
Succeeded by Sol B. Weinberg (D)
Electoral District Elected by and from council
Term Start September 1, 1952
Term End August 31, 1954
Preceded by Strother F. Hamm (D)
Succeeded by Sol B. Weinberg (D)
Electoral District At-large
Term Start September 1, 1954
Term End August 31, 1958 (resigned in 1957)
Preceded by William R. Hill (D)
Succeeded by Louis L. Scribner (D)
Biographical Information

Date of birth January 6, 1915
Date of death June 4, 1996 (aged 81)
Spouse Anne Montgomery Lacy Hill (1915 - 1995)
Elizabeth Broaddus Hill (1918-2017)
Alma mater University of Virginia
Profession Business owner

William Richard Hill (1915 - 1996) was city businessman and a member of City Council in the mid-1950's. He was first elected in 1950 and re-elected in 1954. Hill resigned in 1957 - Louis L. Scribner was appointed to Council to fill the vacancy.[1]


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Biography

Dr. Hill was the president of Hill and Irving Funeral Home. [2]

1950 election

Hill was nominated in the April 4, 1950 Democratic primary along with Gus K. Tebell. [2] The pair defeated Francis Fife who ran as an independent that year. [3]

1954 election

One of his elections was on June 8, 1954 and took office on September 1, 1954. [4]

1966 election

He was later an unsuccessful Democratic candidate for Charlottesville City Council in the June 14, 1966 election.


Candidates Votes %
Robert S. Johnson (R) 2,456 57%
Gunther "Dutch" Vogt (R) 2,400 55%
William R. Hill (D) 2,006 46%
John E. Trevilian (D) 1,766 40%
Source: City of Charlottesville[5]

Each voter could vote for up to two candidates.

Burial

Monticello Memorial Park

References

  1. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named WINA
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Web. City's Democrats Nominate Hill and Tebell; Council Primary Brings Out 1,200 voters, Staff Reports, Daily Progress Digitized Microfilm, Lindsay family, March 28, 1950, retrieved June 13, 2017 from University of Virginia Library.
  3. ↑ Web. Hill and Tebell Win Council Seats;Vote Exceeds 2,500, Staff Reports, Daily Progress Digitized Microfilm, Lindsay family, June 14, 1950, retrieved June 13, 2017 from University of Virginia Library. Print. June 14, 1950 page 1.
  4. ↑ Web. Charlottesville City Council meeting minutes, .pdf, Council Chambers, City of Charlottesville, June 21, 1954.
  5. ↑ Web. Election Results for June 14, 1966, City of Charlottesville, retrieved September 3, 2022.
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