Hillhouse, David Porter, 1791-1851

David Porter Hillhouse, traveler, editor, and college trustee, was born 8 May 1791, probably in Washington, Georgia, was educated in the "North," and died 8 July 1851, in Augusta, Georgia. His father, David Hillhouse, ran a publishing and printing house and edited the Washington GAZETTE (became the MONITOR), a weekly newspaper which was edited by his mother, Sarah Porter Hillhouse, after her husband's death. David Hillhouse later edited the newspaper. He lived in Columbia, South Carolina, between 1810 and 1815 and became a member of the first boards of trustees of the Georgia Conference Manual Labor School (1834) and of Emory College (1836).

From the description of David Porter Hillhouse diaries, 1810 and 1815. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 173863091

Presented to David Hillhouse Buel of Troy, N.Y. from David P. Hillhouse of Georgia on Mar. 21, 1827.

From the description of Album, 1827-1829. (Brown University). WorldCat record id: 122631449