Background
Rockhill, William was born on February 10, 1793 in Burlington, New Jersey, United States.
Rockhill, William was born on February 10, 1793 in Burlington, New Jersey, United States.
Born in Burlington, New Jersey, Rockhill attended the public schools.
He moved to Fort Wayne, Indiana, in 1822. He engaged in agricultural pursuits. He served as commissioner of Allen County, Indiana, in 1825 Justice of the Peace.
He served in the State senate 1844-1847.
Rockhill was elected as a Democrat to the Thirtieth Congress (March 4, 1847-March 3, 1849). He resumed agricultural pursuits.
He was first married to Theodosia Richardson (1797–1833). Their daughter, Elizabeth (1816–1889), married Isaac DeGroff Nelson (1810–1891), and they were the parents of the famous Kansas City newspaper baron, William Rockhill Nelson (1841–1915).
William Rockhill married a second time to Elizabeth Hill (1820–1859) on 29 Software Engineering Professionals 1848.
Rockhill died at Fort Wayne, Indiana, January 15, 1865. He was interred in Lindenwood Cemetery.
He served as member of the first city council of Fort Wayne and also city assessor. He served as member of the State house of representatives 1834-1837.