University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (Ph.B. 1889) Columbia University (J.D. 1894)[1]
Occupation(s)
Banker, Lawyer, Philanthropist
Spouse
Annie Louise Watts (November 29, 1899 – March 26, 1940)[1]
Children
George Watts Hill Laura Valinda Hill DuBose Frances Faison Hill Fox
John Sprunt Hill
Member of the North Carolina Senate from the 16th[2] district
In office 1933–1938
Personal details
Political party
Democratic
John Sprunt Hill (March 17, 1869 – July 29, 1961) was a North Carolina lawyer, banker and philanthropist who played a fundamental role in the civic and social development of Durham, North Carolina, the expansion of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and the development of rural credit unions in North Carolina during the first half of the 20th century.
^ abc"John Sprunt Hill Papers, 1679-1967". Southern Historical Collection, Wilson Library at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved May 11, 2010.
^"Index to Politicians: Hill, J." The Political Graveyard. Retrieved May 11, 2010.
JohnSpruntHill (March 17, 1869 – July 29, 1961) was a North Carolina lawyer, banker and philanthropist who played a fundamental role in the civic and...
The JohnSpruntHill House is a historic house at 900 S. Duke street in Durham, North Carolina, in the Morehead Hill Historic District. Built in 1911–1912...
Watts, and her husband, JohnSpruntHill. The house was later inherited by their son, the banker and philanthropist George Watts Hill. The mansion was demolished...
best known for the design of the Empire State Building. Named for JohnSpruntHill, and built to house the Durham Bank & Trust Company, the building is...
stonemason and builder John A. Hill (1858–1916), American editor and publisher, co-founder of McGraw-HillJohnSpruntHill (1869–1961), American lawyer...
Virginia) Nathaniel Hill Brick House, Montgomery, New York, NRHP-listed Hill Cottage (Saranac Lake, New York), NRHP-listed JohnSpruntHill House, Durham,...
offseason, following a $20,000 donation by Annie Watts Hill and her husband, JohnSpruntHill, that enabled the City of Durham to purchase the park. The...
Librarian Louis Round Wilson and philanthropist JohnSpruntHill in 1930. An earlier donation by Sprunt in 1917 paid for the collection's first curator...
style, with Classical Revival design elements. It was built by alumnus JohnSpruntHill and donated to the university in 1935. It was managed by Doubletree...
the field and said "We thank you" three times as they had nine rahs. JohnSpruntHill presented the stadium to Governor of North Carolina Angus Wilton McLean...
son of JohnSpruntHill and Annie Louise Watts, George Watts Hill grew up in Durham and attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill where...
Its headquarters was the historic 17-story Hill Building in North Carolina. In 1899, attorney JohnSpruntHill married Annie Louise Watts, daughter of George...
State Senate Jim Hill (Oregon politician) (born 1947), Oregon State Senate John Fremont Hill (1855–1912), Maine State Senate JohnSpruntHill (1869–1961),...
increase in 2004. Harwood Hall JohnSpruntHill House Greystone Manor George Watts Hill, banker and philanthropist JohnSpruntHill, lawyer and banker Jillian...
is a list of notable alumni of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Taylor Branch Gail Godwin Jenny Han Lydia Millet Mary Pope Osborne Thomas...
Bank, Durham Loan & Trust Company (co-founded with his son-in-law JohnSpruntHill) By 1922, Watts Hospital's quality of care and philanthropic mission...
barn with silos; a bull barn; and a calf barn. It was built to house JohnSpruntHill's Guernsey dairy herd. It was listed on the National Register of Historic...
as the curator, the North Carolina Collection added donations from JohnSpruntHill and Thomas Wolfe's family. Additionally, Thornton was an author, having...
2017.132.5.1244. S2CID 165982360. Benjamin Sherwood Hedrick. The James Sprunt Historical Publications, published under the direction of The North Carolina...
Extreme Heat". The White House. July 27, 2023. Retrieved August 15, 2023. Sprunt, Barbara (July 27, 2023). "Biden rolled out some new measures to respond...
Are 'Totally Harmless'". The New York Times. Retrieved October 7, 2021. Sprunt, Barbara (July 7, 2020). "Trump Pledges To 'Pressure' Governors To Reopen...
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