Judge Wilbur Fiske Hill

Head-and-shoulders portrait of Judge Wilbur Fiske Hill in an overcoat buttoned up over a dark suit and bowtie and white shirt. His body is parallel to the camera, but his head and gaze are turned to the right of the camera. Judge Wilbur Fiske Hill was the oldest grandson of John B. Denton (1806-1841) for whom Denton County and city were named. Judge Hill was born March 15, 1844, near Clarksville, Red River County, Texas, son of Bernard Hill and Sarah Elizabeth Denton, oldest of John B. Denton's six children. He served in the Confederate Army, Company E, 34 Regiment, Texas Cavalry, from 1862 until he was wounded at the Battle of Mansfield, LA, in 1864. After the war he attended McKenzie College, Clarksville, TX, and in 1872 he graduated from Cumberland University, Lebanon, TN. Judge Hill began practicing law in Little Rock, AR, in 1873, where he was also elected probate and county judge for three terms (1884-1890). He married Sidney A. Willett (1847-1935), with whom he fathered one daughter. Judge Hill died February 1, 1905 and was buried in Mt. Holly Cemetery, Little Rock, AR. His picture hangs in the county courthouse in Little Rock, AR, which was built under his administration