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WILLIAM HILL, county treasurer, P. O. Mansfield Valley, is a native of County Down, Ireland, born Dec. 3, 1837. His father, David, came to America in 1841, and settled in Allegheny county. He was a school teacher, a profession he followed in his native country, but after teaching several years in this county he became a traveling merchant. He married Elizabeth Dickson, who bore him four children: William, Margaret A. (at home), Elizabeth (now Mrs. David S. Given) and Ellen (now Mrs. A. W. Ewing). The father died in 1866, aged sixty-two years, and the mother survived him until 1879. when she died, aged sixty-five years. William Hill was educated at the public schools, leaving them to embark in the practical concerns of life. Up to 1867 he was principally engaged in farming, after that in contracting and lumbering, and was also interested in the manufacture of brick, which he still carries on. He was elected to the legislature from this county, serving the people from 1876 to 1880. He was elected county treasurer by the republican party, and is the present incumbent. In 1887 he married Lizzie A., daughter of William Boyd, of an old and prominent family of Allegheny county. Mr. Hill has held many positions of trust, serving his constituents faithfully, and is one of the prominent citizens of the county. He is a member of the U. P. Church; politically a republican.