Career
He represented York West in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1898 to 1902 as a Liberal member. He was born in Toronto, the son of Methodist minister William Hill who came to Upper Canada from Yorkshire, England, and was educated in Toronto. He apprenticed as a bricklayer and later established himself as a contractor.
Hill served on the public school board, Toronto city council and served as reeve for York Township from 1894 to 1897.
He ran unsuccessfully for a seat in the provincial assembly in 1894.