Husband Alexander McClelland Hill 1
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Father: Rev. George Hill (1764-1822) 2 3 4
Mother: Elizabeth McClelland ( - ) 5
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1 M Col. Alexander J. Hill 1
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General Notes: Husband - Alexander McClelland Hill
He was in early life a tanner, and became an extensive farmer. His father left him a small farm near Laurel Hill Church, but by his energy and tact Mr. Hill acquired a very considerable domain, and at the time of his death was possessed of a farm lying in Dunbar township, Fayette County, of about three hundred and fifty acres, of which probably six-sevenths part is underlaid with coking coal; and of another farm of a hundred and eighty-nine acres, all coal land; and of another (later owned by the Dunbar Furnace Company) of a hundred and thirty acres.
He was one of the earliest advocates of the extension of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad through Fayette County, and labored hard to effect it,-a recognized leader of the railroad party. He was among the pioneers of coke manufacture in the county, making it in pits in the ground and shipping it to Pittsburgh before coke-ovens were erected in Fayette County. He was a man of fine personal appearance, of good address, and popular manners. As a politician he was a force. He was twice a member of the State Legislature, representing the district of Fayette and Westmoreland Counties (1851-52); and in 1854 was the regular Democratic candidate for the State Senate from his district, but was beaten under a conspiracy of circumstances not affecting his popularity by William E. Frazer (Native American). In 1860 he was again a candidate for the Senate, but ran against Dr. Smith Fuller, and was again defeated.