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Author: E. O. Jameson (1886)

DON GLEASON HILL, ESQ.

DON GLEASON HILL, son of George and Sylvia (Grout) Hill, was born July 12, 1847,
in West Medway. In early youth he worked at the carpenter's trade, using the
money thus earned to obtain his education. He fitted for college at the Wesleyan
Academy, Wilbraham, Mass., graduating in 1865, the youngest of the class;
entered Amherst College, class of 1869, but for want of funds was obliged to
leave college just before the close of the Sophomore year and go back to his
trade, and soon after commenced the study of law, working during the day and
studying evenings; a short time, however, was spent in teaching, and during the
winter of 1868-'69 he was assistant principal of Barre Academy, Vermont. He
graduated at the law school of the University of Albany, N. Y., in May, 1870,
receiving therefrom the degree of LL. B., and was at once admitted to the New
York Bar. Returning to Medway, he entered the law office of Charles H. Deans,
Esq., but removed to Dedham in June, 1871, and entered the office of the Hon.
Waldo Colburn, now Judge of the Supreme Court of this State, with whom he
continued his studies. He was admitted to the Norfolk Bar Sept. 25, 1871, on
recommendation of Mr. Colburn, but still remained in his office until the
appointment of Mr. Colburn to the bench of the Superior Court, June, 1875, when
Mr. Hill found a favorable time had come to "hang out his shingle," which he did
at once from the same office. In October, 1875, a law partnership was formed
with Charles A. Macintosh under the firm name of Hill & Macintosh, which
continued several years. He was appointed a Justice of the Peace April 7, 1874,
for seven years and re-appointed in 1881. Mr. Hill has given his attention
principally to the study and practice of real estate law, and to the examination
of real estate titles. In 1875 he was elected Attorney of the Dedham Institution
for Savings and recently also of the Braintree Savings Bank. He is also
frequently employed by the Quincy Savings Bank and other savings banks to
examine their titles. Being located at the county seat his practice extends
throughout the county. He is recognized as a thorough and careful conveyancer.
In 1880 he was elected town clerk of Dedham, and in 1883 was elected also
selectman, assessor, and overseer of the poor of Dedham, all of which, except
the office of assessor, he still holds. He is also one of the trustees of the
Dedham Institution for Savings, and, withal, rather a busy man, but finds time
to interest himself in antiquarian matters; April, 1881, he was elected a member
of the New England Historic Genealogical Society, and in February, 1883, of the
Webster Historical Society, of Boston, and. is also an officer in the Dedham
Historical Society. Dec. 26, 1876, he married Miss Carrie Louisa Luce, of
Dedham, and has four children, viz.: Carrie Frances Hill, born Sept. 27, 1877;
Helen Florence Hill, born Jan. 20, 1880; Don Gleason Hill, Jr., born Aug. 26,
1883; and Maria Louisa Hill, born Jan. 11, 1885. Both Mr. Hill and his wife are
members of the Congregational Church connected with the Allin Evangelical
Society of Dedham, of which he is now one of the parish committee.


Additional Comments:
THE BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES OF PROMINENT PERSONS,
AND
The Genealogical Records
OF
MANY EARLY AND OTHER FAMILIES
IN
MEDWAY, MASS. 1713-1886.
Illustrated
WITH NUMEROUS STEEL AND WOOD ENGRAVINGS.
BY
E. O. JAMESON,
THE AUTHOR OK "THE COGSWELLS IN AMERICA," "THE HISTORY OF MEDWAY, MASS." ETC.
MILLIS, MASS. 1886.

Copyright, 1886.
E. O. JAMESON, MILLIS, MASS.
All Rights Reserved.

J. A. & R. A. REID, PRINTERS, PROVIDENCE, R. I.


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