John Philip Hill

John Boynton Philip Clayton Hill (May 2, 1879 – May 23, 1941) was a U.S. representative from the 3rd Congressional district of Maryland, serving three terms from 1921 to 1927.

Early life John Boynton Philip Clayton Hill was born on May 2, 1879, in Annapolis, Maryland, to Kate Watts (née Clayton) and Charles Ebenezer Hill. He attended common schools and graduated from Johns Hopkins University in 1900 with a Bachelor of Arts. He graduated from Harvard Law School in 1903 with a Bachelor of Laws. He was admitted to the bar in Boston in 1903 and commenced practice in Boston, Massachusetts, in the office of Ropes, Gray & Gorman.

Career Hill returned to Baltimore, Maryland and was admitted to the bar in Boston in 1904. He then practiced law there.

During Prohibition, Hill planted some grape vines and apples trees in his yard, and renamed his house "Franklin Farms", since farmers were allowed to make wine and cider. He was arrested and charged with the illegal manufacture of liquor, but the jury pronounced it "not intoxicating in fact", even though its alcohol content was more than 12%.

Personal life Hill married Suzanne Howell Carroll, the great-great-great granddaughter of Charles Carroll of Carrollton, on October 28, 1913.

Hill died in Washington, D.C., and is interred in Arlington National Cemetery.