Joseph M. Hill
Joseph Morrison Hill | |
|---|---|
| Chief Justice of the Arkansas Supreme Court | |
| In office 1904 – February 2, 1909 | |
| Preceded by | Henry G. Bunn |
| Succeeded by | Edgar A. McCulloch |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 2, 1864 Davidson, North Carolina |
| Spouse | Kate Reynolds |
| Children | 2 |
| Relatives | Daniel H. Hill (father) |
| Residence(s) | Eureka Springs, Arkansas (1883-1887) Fort Smith, Arkansas (1887-1950) |
| Alma mater | University of Arkansas Cumberland University |
Joseph Morrison Hill (September 2, 1864 – July 23, 1950) was an American lawyer who served as chief justice of the Arkansas Supreme Court from 1904 to 1909.[1]
Biography
The youngest son of Confederate Lieutenant General Daniel Harvey Hill and Isabella Morrison Hill,[2] Joseph Hill received his law degree from Cumberland University in 1883.[3]
Hill opened a law practice in Eureka Springs, Arkansas, moving to Fort Smith, Arkansas in 1887.[1] He was elected Chief Justice of the Arkansas Supreme Court in 1904, and served until 1909 when he resigned to become the state's chief attorney in a railroad rate lawsuit.[1][4][5] He died in Booneville, Arkansas.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d Dumas, Ernest (June 16, 2023). "Joseph Morrison Hill (1864–1950)". Encyclopedia of Arkansas. Little Rock, Arkansas: Butler Center for Arkansas Studies at the Central Arkansas Library System. Retrieved August 3, 2025.
- ^ Bridges, Hal (1991). Lee's Maverick General: Daniel Harvey Hill. U of Nebraska Press. pp. 273–. ISBN 9780803260962. Retrieved 1 December 2014.
- ^ Looney, J. W. (Fall 2002). "Chief Justice Joseph Morrison Hill". The Arkansas Lawyer. 47 (4): 32.
- ^ The National Cyclopedia of American Biography. J.T. White. 1906. p. 297.
- ^ Herringshaw's American Blue Book Of Biography. American Publishers' Association. 1914. pp. 506–.