Background
Sr., Oliver White Hill was born on May 1, 1907 in Richmond, Virginia, United States. Son of William Henry White Junior and Olivia (Lewis) White-Hill.
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Oliver White Hill Sr.
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Career
Bar: Virginia 1934, United States District Court (eastern district) Virginia 1939, United States Court Appeals (4th circuit) 1940, United States District Court (western district) Virginia 1947, Supreme Court of the United States Court 1950. Sole practice, Roanoke, Virginia, 1934-1936, Richmond, Virginia, 1939-1943, 59-61. Partner Hill, Martin & Robinson, Richmond, 1943-1955, Hill Martin & Olphin, Richmond, 1955-1959.
Assistant to commissioner Federal Housing Administration, Washington, 1961-1966. Assistant to assistant secretary Mortgage Credit and Federal Housing Commission, Washington, 1966. Partner Hill, Tucker, & Marsh, Richmond, 1966^.
Director HTM, Inc., Richmond. Member President's Commision on Government Contract Compliance, Washington, 1951-1953, Commision on Constitutional Revision for Commonwealth of Virginia, University of Virginia, 1968-1969, Virginia State Bar Disciplinary Board, 1976-1982. Board of directors Richmond branch National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, 1940-1961 ( Outstanding Svc. award 1992), Richmond Urban League, 1950-1961.
Member City Council, Richmond, 1948-1950, Richmond Citizens Association, 1950-1954, Richmond City Democratic Committee, 1956-1961, 67-72, Virginia Regional Medical Program, 1969-1976. Chairman legal committee Virginia State Conference of National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, 1940-1961. Staff sergeant United States Army, 1943-1945, European Theatre of Operations.
Religion
Communion and Water Baptism are symbolic acts of obedience to the teaching of Jesus in the New Testament.
Politics
The Church is after all a movement which sought to inject passion, direction and purpose into the spiritual lives of the people.
Views
The strongest feature of Baptism is that ordinary people play a major role in the running of the Church.
Membership
Fellow American College Trial Lawyers, Old Dominion Bar Association Foundation (president 1985^), Virginia Bar Foundation. Member Old Dominion BarAssn. (president 1941-1943, 46-56, recipient numerous awards), Virginia Bar Foundation, Richmond Bar Association (Hill-Tucker Public Svc. award 1989), National Bar Association (C. Francis Stradford award 1959, Wiley A. Branton Symposium award), National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (legal defense fund The Simple Justice award 1986), George C. Marshall Foundation (board directors 1989-1994), Evolutionary Change Inc.
(board directors 1990^), Strong Men and Women Excellence in Leadership award Va.and North Carolina Power Company 1992, Lewis F. Powell Junior Pro Bono award Virginia State Bar 1992, Harry L. Carrico Professionalism award.
Connections
Married Beresenia Ann Walker, September 5, 1934. Children: Oliver White Hill, Junior.
Awards
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Recipient Chicago Defender Merit award, 1949, Howard U. Alumni award, 1950, National Publication Association Russwurm award, 1952, Distinguished Service award Delver Women's Club, 1954, Virginia State Conference of National Association for the Advancement of Colored People award, 1957, Annual Convention award National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, 1964, Distinguished Service award Virginia Teachers Association, 1964, Francis Ellis Rivers award National Association for the Advancement of Colored People Legal Defense and Education Fund, 1976, Charles Hamilton Houston Medallion of Merit award WashingtonBar Association, 1976, Outstanding Public Service award The Moles, 1977, Distinguished Service award Virginia Union U. American Black Society Workers, 1978, John Mercer Langston Outstanding Alumnus award Howard U. Student Bar Association,1980, William Robert Ming Advocacy award National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, 1980, Appreciation award Virginia State University, 1981, William P. Robinson Memorial award Democratic Party Virginia, 1981, Alumnus of Year award Howard U. Alumni Association, 1981, Distinguished Service award Virginia State University, 1981, Distinguished Scholar award Oliver W. Hill Pre-Law Association of University of Virginia, 1983, award Commision on Women and Minorities in Legal System Virginia State Bar, 1987, Citizen of the Yr.award Alpha Kappa Alpha, 1992, Pro Bono Publico award American Bar Association standing commission on lawyer's public service responsibility, 1993, Justice Thurgood Marshall award commission for opportunities in the profession, 1993. Citationfor Distinguished Legal Service, Richmond chapter Frontiers of America, 1954, Certified of Appreciation, Association for Study of Afro-American Life and History, 1974, Brotherhood citation National Conference of Christians and Jews, 1982, Thomas Jefferson Public Svc. award Richmond chapter Public Rels. Society American, 1995. Oliver Hill Court Justices Bldg named in his honor, 1996.Recipient Chicago Defender Merit award, 1949, Howard U. Alumni award, 1950, National Publication Association Russwurm award, 1952, Distinguished Service award Delver Women's Club, 1954, Virginia State Conference of National Association for the Advancement of Colored People award, 1957, Annual Convention award National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, 1964, Distinguished Service award Virginia Teachers Association, 1964, Francis Ellis Rivers award National Association for the Advancement of Colored People Legal Defense and Education Fund, 1976, Charles Hamilton Houston Medallion of Merit award WashingtonBar Association, 1976, Outstanding Public Service award The Moles, 1977, Distinguished Service award Virginia Union U. American Black Society Workers, 1978, John Mercer Langston Outstanding Alumnus award Howard U. Student Bar Association,1980, William Robert Ming Advocacy award National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, 1980, Appreciation award Virginia State University, 1981, William P. Robinson Memorial award Democratic Party Virginia, 1981, Alumnus of Year award Howard U. Alumni Association, 1981, Distinguished Service award Virginia State University, 1981, Distinguished Scholar award Oliver W. Hill Pre-Law Association of University of Virginia, 1983, award Commision on Women and Minorities in Legal System Virginia State Bar, 1987, Citizen of the Yr.award Alpha Kappa Alpha, 1992, Pro Bono Publico award American Bar Association standing commission on lawyer's public service responsibility, 1993, Justice Thurgood Marshall award commission for opportunities in the profession, 1993. Citationfor Distinguished Legal Service, Richmond chapter Frontiers of America, 1954, Certified of Appreciation, Association for Study of Afro-American Life and History, 1974, Brotherhood citation National Conference of Christians and Jews, 1982, Thomas Jefferson Public Svc. award Richmond chapter Public Rels. Society American, 1995.
Oliver Hill Court Justices Bldg named in his honor, 1996.