Claude E. Hill

Claude E. Hill was born in 1885 or 1886.^[1] He was the son of N. C. Hill, a judge.^[2][3] He moved to Hattiesburg, Mississippi, in 1898.^[3] He graduated from high school as the valedictorian of his class in May 1903.^[3] He attended the University of Mississippi from September 1903 to June 1907, and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree.^[3] He then was an assistant law clerk for two years before taking a two-year course at the University of Mississippi School of Law, finishing the course in only one year.^[3]

He began practicing law in July 1909.^[3] He was elected the attorney of the county Board of Supervisors in January 1910 and unanimously re-elected in January 1911.^[3] Then, Hill served two terms as Forrest County's county attorney, ending in 1915.^[2][4] In January 1917, Hill announced his candidacy to represent the newly created 42nd district in the Mississippi State Senate for the latter half of the 1916-1920 legislature.^[2] He was elected as he was the only candidate running.^[5] He served in the legislature's 1917 and 1918 sessions.^[6][7] In January 1944, Hill became Mississippi's assistant Attorney General.^[1]

He died in Hattiesburg while still holding that position on May 12, 1947.^[1]