Background
Hill, Luther Lyons was born on December 9, 1896 in Montgomery, Alabama, United States. Son of Luther Leonidas and Lily (Lyons) Hill.
Hill, Luther Lyons was born on December 9, 1896 in Montgomery, Alabama, United States. Son of Luther Leonidas and Lily (Lyons) Hill.
Bachelor of Arts Alabama, 1916. Bachelor of Science, United States Military Academy, 1919. Doctor of Laws (honorary), Yankton College, 1951.
President, McMurray Hill & Company, Des Moines, 1929-1935;
director, Viking Pump Company, Knapp Monarch Company, St. Louis, 1928-1933;
finance advisor, Reconstrn. Finance Corporation, 1933;
vice-president, director, Iowa Broadcasting Company, 1933-1942;
vice-president, director, Register & Tribune Company, from 1946;
vice president, Cowles Broadcasting Company, 1946-1960;
president broadcasting division, Cowles Magazines & Broadcasting, Inc., from 1960. Chairman of the Board Universal Cable Vision of Florida.
Public Des Moines Register and Tribune, 1950-1960.
Trustee Drake University Brigadier general United States Army, 1919-1923, 42-45. Member Phi Beta Kappa, others.
Married Mary Hippee, October 26, 1921. Children: Luther L., Mildred.