William Luther Hill

William Luther Hill
United States Senator from Florida
In office 1936–1936
Preceded by	Duncan U. Fletcher
Succeeded by	Claude Pepper
Personal details
Born	October 17, 1873 Gainesville, Florida
Died	January 5, 1951 (aged 77) Gainesville, Florida
Political party	Democratic
Alma mater	University of Florida

William Luther Hill (October 17, 1873 – January 5, 1951) a US Senator from Florida, serving as a Democrat in 1936.

Born in Gainesville, Alachua County, Florida; attended private and public schools and the East Florida Seminary at Gainesville, Fla.; engaged in banking and insurance; graduated from the law college of the University of Florida at Gainesville in 1914; admitted to the bar the same year and commenced practice in Gainesville, Fla.; secretary to United States Senator Duncan U. Fletcher 1917-1936, and also served as clerk to the Senate Committee on Commerce 1917-1921 and to the Senate Committee on Banking and Currency 1933-1936; appointed on July 1, 1936, as a Democrat to the United States Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Fletcher and served from July 1, 1936, to November 3, 1936, when a successor was elected; was not a candidate for election to fill this vacancy; resumed the practice of law until his retirement in 1947; died in Gainesville; interment in Evergreen Cemetery.

United States Senate
Preceded by Duncan U. Fletcher	United States Senator (Class 3) from Florida 1936	Succeeded by Claude Pepper

• William Luther Hill at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress