Biography of George B. Hill
George B. Hill, born on August 28, 1843, in Cherry Valley, New York, was a prominent businessman in Idaho and a veteran of the Civil War. He served in the Seventy-sixth New York Volunteer Infantry, achieving the rank of first lieutenant and participating in numerous battles. After the war, he pursued a career in business, eventually founding a successful general store in Bellevue, Idaho. A staunch advocate for the Populist Party, he served as mayor several times and was a respected orator on Decoration Day. Hill married Elizabeth Wheeler in 1874, and they had one daughter, Grace.