▁Born ▁in ▁I red ell ▁Count ny , ▁North ▁Carolina , ▁Hill ▁was ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁David ▁Hill ▁and ▁Rh oda ▁Andrew s , ▁and ▁the ▁grand son ▁of ▁Scottish - I r ish ▁for eb ears ▁who ▁had ▁em igr ated ▁to ▁Pennsylvania ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 8 th ▁century ▁and ▁later ▁settled ▁in ▁North ▁Carolina . ▁Hill ▁read ▁law ▁to ▁enter ▁the ▁bar ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 4 . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁const able ▁in ▁William son ▁County , ▁Tennessee , ▁from ▁ 1 8 3 4 ▁to ▁ 1 8 3 6 , ▁and ▁was ▁then ▁a ▁Justice ▁of ▁Peace ▁for ▁the ▁county ▁until ▁ 1 8 4 4 . ▁He ▁was ▁in ▁private ▁practice ▁in ▁Way nes bor o , ▁Tennessee ▁from ▁ 1 8 4 4 ▁to ▁ 1 8 4 7 . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁state ▁district ▁att orney ▁general ▁of ▁Way nes bor o ▁from ▁ 1 8 4 7 ▁to ▁ 1 8 5 5 , ▁there after ▁res uming ▁private ▁practice ▁in ▁Jac into , ▁Mississippi , ▁until ▁ 1 8 5 8 . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁Judge ▁of ▁the ▁Pro b ate ▁Court ▁of ▁T ish om ingo ▁County , ▁Mississippi ▁from ▁ 1 8 5 8 ▁to ▁ 1 8 6 5 , ▁and ▁was ▁a ▁district ▁ch an cell or ▁for ▁the ▁state ▁of ▁Mississippi ▁from ▁ 1 8 6 5 ▁to ▁ 1 8 6 6 . ▁ ▁Federal ▁jud icial ▁service ▁ ▁Hill ▁was ▁nominated ▁by ▁President ▁Andrew