Ebenezer J. Hill

Ebenezer J. Hill (August 4, 1845 – September 27, 1917) was an American politician who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from Connecticut's 4th congressional district from 1895 to 1913 and from 1915 until his death in 1917. He had previously served as a member of the Connecticut State Senate from 1886 to 1887.

Early life Hill was born on August 4, 1845, in Redding, Connecticut, to Reverend Moses Hill and Charlotte Ilsley McLellan. He attended the public schools and then the Center Academy. In 1863, during the Civil War, Hill enlisted in the Union Army, as an assistant to his brother, a Major, in the Quartermaster Department, and served until the end of the war. After the war, he attended Yale College from 1865 to 1866, but did not earn a degree. However, Hill earned an honorary degree from Yale in 1895. As a member of Congress, Hill served as a member of the Committee on Banking and Currency for 8 years, and as a member of the Ways and Means Committee for 14 years.

He was an unsuccessful candidate in 1912 for reelection to the 63rd Congress.

Hill was again elected to the 64th and 65th Congresses and served from March 4, 1915, until his death in Norwalk, Connecticut, on September 27, 1917. He was interred in Riverside Cemetery in Norwalk, Connecticut.