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Walter Barnard Hill (September 5, 1851 – December 28, 1905) was chancellor of the University of Georgia (UGA) in Athens from 1899 until his death in 1905 (The head of the university was referred to as chancellor, from 1860 until 1932).
Walter Barnard Hill | |
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University of Georgia | |
In office 1899–1905 | |
Preceded by | William Ellison Boggs |
Succeeded by | David Crenshaw Barrow Jr. |
Personal details | |
Born | Talbotton, Georgia United States | September 5, 1851
Died | December 28, 1905 54) Athens, Georgia | (aged
Alma mater | University of Georgia |
Hill was born in Talbotton, Georgia. He obtained three degrees from the university: A.B. (1870), M.A. (1871), and Bachelor of Laws (B.L.) (1871) and was a member of the Chi Phi Fraternity. He practiced law in Macon, Georgia.
Hill's efforts eventually led to contraction of pneumonia, and he died in office in December 1905. He was buried in the Oconee Hill Cemetery in Athens.
Walter Bernard Hill Hall on the campus of Savannah State University is named in honor of Dr. Hill.[1] |
* Created the foundations for the College of Agriculture and the College of Education
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