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      HILL, Guy W. The Old Bay state was the nursery of the paternal ancestry of the HILLs. The great-grandfather of Guy W. HILL came from there more than a century ago and settled in Bethlehem, New Hampshire, whence his grandfather, Cyrus T. HILL, moved to Waterford, and later to the fine upland farm near the Connecticut river, which for half a century has been the family home. Here Guy W. was born, April 26th, 1878, and it was the scene of his youthful sports and labors, His father, Willard A. HILL is a well to do farmer, and his mother was Hannah, daughter of John P. WEEKS of Danville. 

      At the age of fifteen Guy W. entered St. Johnsbury academy, made an excellent record, and graduated in the class of '97 with honors. He commenced reading law the following November in the office of DUNNETT & SLACK, completed his studies with BATES, MAY, & SIMONDS, and was admitted to the bar of the supreme court of Vermont, with high rank, in October, 1901. While pursuing his legal studies, Mr. HILL taught school and did whatever came to hand to defray his contingent expenses. 

      Soon after his admission to the bar, he located in his present commodious office in the Merchants' Bank block, 47 Railroad street. Rarely has a young lawyer during his second year of practice secured so ample a clientage and scored the success achieved by Mr. HILL, as evidenced by the court records. Mr. HILL seems to possess the essential qualifications of a successful jury advocate. 


Source:  Successful Vermonters, William H. Jeffrey, E. Burke, Vermont, The Historical Publishing Company, 1904, page 27.  

Prepared by Tom Dunn January 2003