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John Hill (March 12, 1824 – June 7, 1910) of Homestead Plantation was a wealthy industrialist, sugar planter, philanthropist, and benefactor of Louisiana State University.

Contents [hide] 1 Early life in Scotland 2 Adult life in the United States 2.1 The State Capitol cast iron fence 3 Children 4 Life during the American Civil War 5 Post war life 6 Donation of de Boré sugar kettle 7 Donation of Hill Memorial Library 8 Death 9 References 10 External links

[edit]Early life in Scotland

John Hill was born on March 12, 1824 to George Hill (b. January 1785, d. 1852), who operated an ironworks, and Isabella Christie (sister to coal mine owner Alexander Christie (b. 1789, d. circa 1868) of Milnwood) in Old Monkland, (now part of Coatbridge), Lanarkshire, Scotland, and baptized on March 28, 1824 at Old Monkland Parish Church.^[1] There was a cholera epidemic in 1832 in Old Monkland with 125 deaths reported.^[2] After the death of his mother, he was reared for part of his life in the Milnwood, Lanarkshire home of his uncle, Alexander Christie, who owned coal mines. Hill claimed descent from Scottish Covenanters and an ancestor who fought at the Battle of Bothwell Bridge in 1679.^[3]

[edit]Adult life in the United States