Ebenezer J. Hill

Hill was born on August 4, 1845, in Redding, Connecticut, to Reverend Moses Hill and Charlotte Ilsley McLellan. He attended the public schools and then the Center Academy. In 1863, during the Civil War, Hill enlisted in the Union Army, as an assistant to his brother, a Major, in the Quartermaster Department, and served until the end of the war. After the war, he attended Yale College from 1865 to 1866, but did not earn a degree. However, Hill earned an honorary degree from Yale in 1895. == Political career ==

Hill engaged in business and banking in Norwalk. He served as a Burgess of Norwalk and as chairman of the board of school visitors. In 1884, Hill served as a delegate to the Republican National Convention. Hill was elected as member of the Connecticut State Senate in 1886, serving only one term. He also served one term on the Republican State central committee. As a member of Congress, Hill served as a member of the Committee on Banking and Currency for 8 years, and as a member of the Ways and Means Committee for 14 years. ==See also==