Background
Hewitt, John Hill was born on July 11, 1801 in New York City. Son of James and Eliza (King) Hewitt.
Hewitt, John Hill was born on July 11, 1801 in New York City. Son of James and Eliza (King) Hewitt.
Attended United States Military academic.
Established newspaper 1st known as Republican, then Mountaineer, Greenville, South Carolina. Associate with Rufus Dawes in editing Baltimore Minerva and Emerald, 1829, (became Minerva and Saturday Post 1830), sole editor, after 1830. Baltimore Saturday Visitor, 1832.
Editor, part owner daily Baltimore Clipper.
Edited Evening Mirror, Savannah, Georgia Author: Song of the Winds (won poetry competition over Edgar Allen Poe), 1833. (oratorio) Jeptha’s Daughter.
Miscellaneous Poems, 1838. Also numerous popular ballads.
Married Estella Mangin, 7 children. Married second, Alethia Smith, 4 children.