North Carolina. General Assembly. A joint resolution providing for the election of John Sprunt Hill as an honorary life-time member of the Board of Trustees of the University of North Carolina. - View Resource (original) (raw)

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Hill, John Sprunt, 1869-1961

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Banker, lawyer, and legislator John Sprunt Hill (1869-1961) founded the Durham Loan & Trust with his father-in-law, George Washington Watts. A University of North Carolina alumnus, Hill was a major figure in Durham, N.C., business, politics, and philanthropy for almost 60 years. In addition to his business career, he served in the North Carolina Senate, 1933-1938. Much of his philanthropy was directed at the city of Durham and the University of North Carolina, including the donation of the C...