Background
Hill was born in 1859 in Davidson, North Carolina to Confederate General Daniel Harvey Hill.
Hill was born in 1859 in Davidson, North Carolina to Confederate General Daniel Harvey Hill.
Doctorate.H. Hill Library on North Carolina State University"s campus is named in his honor. Hill, Junior. received his bachelor"s and master"s degrees from Davidson College in 1880 and 1886, respectively. Hill began working as a professor of English and bookkeeping at North Carolina College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts, now, in 1889.
A few years later, in 1909, the college Board of Trustees elected Hill the third president
During Hill"s tenure, college enrollment grew to more than 700 students. "s Doctorate.H. Hill Library was named for former President Hill, who served as the college"s librarian after his retirement from the presidency in 1916.
North Carolina State University Libraries Special Collections Research Center serves as the repository for President Hill"s manuscript collection. Daniel Harvey Hill, Junior. died in 1924 in Blowing Rock, North Carolina.