Hillhouse family.

Dates:
Active 1707
Active 1943
English, French,

Biographical notes:

Augustus Lucas Hillhouse was born in New Haven, Connecticut on December 9, 1791. He graduated from Yale College in 1810 and went to France in 1816 where he remained until his death on March 14, 1859. He was the author of several works, some of them unpublished.

James Abraham Hillhouse was born in New Haven, Connecticut on September 26, 1789. He received a B.A. from Yale College in 1808 and an M.A. in 1811. Hillhouse was a poet and dramatist who was also engaged in the hardware business in New York City. He died in New Haven, Connecticut on January 4, 1841.

James Hillhouse was born in New Haven, Connecticut on November 19, 1854. He received a B.A. from Yale College and a LL.B. from Columbia University in 1878. Hillhouse practiced law in New York City until his retirement in 1905. He then moved to New Haven where he remained until his death on September 17, 1938.

James Hillhouse was born October 20, 1754 in Montville, Connecticut. He graduated from Yale College in 1773, studied law, and served in the militia in the American Revolution. Hillhouse served in the Connecticut General Assembly and was elected to Congress (1790-1795). He served as U.S. Senator (1796-1810), Commissioner of the Connecticut School Fund (1810-1825), and Treasurer of Yale College (1782-1832). He died in New Haven on December 29, 1832.

From the description of Hillhouse family papers, 1707-1943 (inclusive), 1771-1938 (bulk). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702157851

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Subjects:

  • Architecture, Domestic
  • Associations, institutions, etc.
  • Book collecting
  • Business
  • Courtship
  • Families
  • Hardware stores
  • Law
  • Lectures and lecturing
  • Marriage
  • Single women
  • Women

Occupations:

  • Authors
  • Book collectors
  • Lawyers
  • Politicians

Places:

  • New York (N.Y.) (as recorded)
  • Connecticut (as recorded)
  • Plattsburgh (N.Y.) (as recorded)
  • France (as recorded)
  • Duluth (Minn.) (as recorded)
  • New Haven (Conn.) (as recorded)
  • Connecticut--New Haven (as recorded)
  • United States (as recorded)
  • Europe (as recorded)

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