Dr. Benjamin Lord Hill

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Dr. Benjamin Lord Hill was born in 1813 in Pennsylvania to Noah Hill and his wife, the former Sukie Butler. When Benjamin was a youngster, the family moved to Berlin Heights, Erie County, Ohio. Benjamin Lord Hill studied law, and for a  time he practiced law in Norwalk, Ohio. Later, he studied medicine and graduated from the Reformed Medical College at Worthington, Ohio. Dr. Hill was Professor of Anatomy at the Eclectic Medical Institute. In 1850, Dr. Hill published a book entitled The Eclectic Practice of Surgery. In 1851, Dr. Hill took part in the founding of the Western College of Homeopathy. Around the same time, he was associated with a large water cure establishment in Berlin Heights. 

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In 1863, Dr. Benjamin Lord Hill was appointed by President Lincoln to consul to Nicaragua. Later, he was connected with the lumber industry in Michigan. In the late 1860s and early 1860s, Dr. Hill represented Erie County in the state of Ohio Legislature. Dr. Hill died in 1871 in Marysville, California. He was survived by his wife, the former Joanna Greer, and five children.

A lengthy obituary for Dr. Benjamin Lord Hill appeared in the May 24, 1871 issue of the Sandusky Register. Books written by Dr. Hill are housed in the Cleveland Health Sciences Library.  The final resting place of Dr. Hill is in the family lot of the West End Cemetery at Berlin Heights, Ohio. You can read more about Dr. Benjamin Lord  Hill in the History of the Western Reserve  and the History of the Eclectic Medical Institute.