History of Lebanon, (Marion County) Kentucky United States of America

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Walter Henry Hill, educator, was born near Lebanon, Ky., Jan. 21, 1822; son of Clement and Mary (Hamilton) Hill, and grandson of Thomas and Rebecca (Miles) Hill and of Thomas and Ann (Hoskins) Hamilton. His paternal grandfather emigrated from England to St. Mary's county, Md., about 1750, removed with his family to Kentucky in 1787 and settled near Lebanon, in Marion county. His maternal grandfather removed from Maryland to Kentucky in 1797 and settled in Washington county. He was a soldier in the Continental army during the Revolutionary war. Walter H. Hill attended private schools at Lebanon and worked on a farm until 1839, when he entered St. Mary's college, Marion county, Ky., then conducted by the Jesuits. He was graduated from St. Mary's college, A.B., 1843, A.M., 1845, and was assistant teacher there, 1840-1846. He studied in the medical department of St. Louis university in 1846, but abandoning this pursuit he entered the Society of Jesus at Florissant, Mo., Feb. 3, 1847. He was teacher of mathematics, rhetoric and physics, and prefect of classes at St. Joseph's college, Bardstown, Ky., 1848-55; was teacher at St. Louis university, 1855-57; studied philosophy and theology at Boston, Mass., 1857-61, and was ordained priest in the Cathedral of St. Louis by Archbishop Kenrick, Aug. 24, 1861. He was professor of philosophy at St. Louis university, 1864-1865; president of St. Xavier college, Cincinnati, Ohio, 1865-69, and obtained for the college a permanent charter and erected the principal college building. He organized St. Mary's college, near Topeka, Kan., and was its first president, 1869-71. He was professor of mental and moral philosophy in St. Louis university, 1871-84, and was assistant rector of Sacred Heart church, Chicago, Ill., 1884-96. He returned to St. Louis university, Aug. 24, 1896, where he was honored with a golden jubilee, Feb. 3, 1897. His sister, Ann Hill, with her cousins Maria and Elizabeth Sansbury, established near Springfield, Ky., the first convent of Dominican nuns in the United States. Father Hill is the author of; Elements of Philosophy (1873, 12th ed., 1899); Ethics, or Moral Philosophy (1878); Historical Sketches of the St. Louis University, and the Jesuit Missions of the Western States (1879), and contributions on mental philosophy to the American Catholic Quarterly, Philadelphia, Pa.

From: Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans, Johnson, Rossiter, editor

History of Lebanon, (Marion County) Kentucky

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