Albert Ross Hill (October 4, 1868 – May 6, 1943) was a Canadian-born American educator and ninth president of the University of Missouri in Columbia, Missouri. He was also Commissioner of the European Division of the American Red Cross (1921–1923).[1]
Biography
Born in rural Colchester County, Nova Scotia,[2] Hill held degrees from Dalhousie University and Cornell University and for a short time taught at the University of Nebraska.[3] He was married to Agnes Baxter, also a graduate of Dalhousie and Cornell. At the age of 38 years he was one of the youngest Presidents ever of the University of Missouri. During his time as president (1908–1921) the world's first Journalism school, the Missouri School of Journalism was established. The School of Commerce and the Department of Economics were also established during this time.[4]
In his only attempt to seek political office, Hill ran unsuccessfully for Mayor of Kansas City in the notorious 1934 municipal election during the latter days of the Pendergast era. The Kansas City Times said after the election, "it was learned after the vote frauds were uncovered that he would have been elected if the election had been honest."[5] Hill Hall on David R. Francis Quadrangle is named in honor of Albert Hill. He was a founding member of the Zeta Chapter of Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia.
Hill died on May 6, 1943.[6]
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Hill Hall on the University of Missouri campus
Hill in 1908
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References
- ↑ "AMERICAN RED CROSS TO AID.; Will Give of Reserve Funds and Supplies for Russian Famine". 4 September 1921. Retrieved 19 May 2023 – via NYTimes.com.
- ↑ J. Ernest Kerr, Imprint of the Maritimes, 1959, Boston: Christopher Publishing, p. 108
- ↑ "Baxter (print-only)". Retrieved 19 May 2023.
- ↑ "University of Missouri Leaders". muarchives.missouri.edu. Retrieved 19 May 2023.
- ↑ Quoted in Kerr, p. 109
- ↑ Death certificates 1943mo.gov Archived 2018-07-27 at the Wayback Machine