HILL, Frank, Ashaway, was born in Utica, N. V., June 28, 1861, the son of Frank and Mary (Greene) Hill. His paternal grandfather was Horace Hill of Bennington, Vt., and his maternal grandfather was Wm. B. Greene of Westerly, R. I. He received his early education in the public schools of Independence, Alleghany county, N. Y., and graduated from Alfred University, Alfred, N. Y., in 1883 with the degree of A- B. He taught school for one year at North Loup, Neb., and for three years he was principal of the Hopkinton grammar school, one year before graduating and two years afterward. He then gave up teaching and became Cashier of the Ashaway National Bank, and Treasurer of the Ashaway Savings Bank, July 1, 1885, which position he now holds. Outside of the banking business his main interests have been with the public schools, and for the past eight years he has been Chairman of the Board of School Trustees of the town. He is now serving for the third term as the Representative of Hopkinton in the General Assembly, and is Chairman of the Committee on Education. In politics he is a Republican with independent tendencies. He married, October 6, 1885, Miss Emma Greene, daughter of M. J. Greene, of Alfred, N. Y.; they have three children : Evelyn Irene, Mary Hulda and Frank Maxsom Hill.

Source: Rhode Island Men in Progress - Submitted by Marie Miller