Burton Hill, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Burton Hill

Canadian politician

Date of Birth: 21-Jun-1883

Place of Birth: St. Stephen, New Brunswick, New Brunswick, Canada

Date of Death: 07-Jan-1963

Profession: engineer, politician, civil engineer

Nationality: Canada

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Burton Maxwell Hill (21 June 1883 – 7 January 1963) was a Liberal party member of the House of Commons of Canada.
He was born in St.
Stephen, New Brunswick, and became a civil engineer by career. Hill attended school in St.
Stephen then the University of New Brunswick where he received a Bachelor of Science for engineering.
From 1918 to 1925, he was the New Brunswick provincial Deputy Minister of Public Works.
In 1925, Hill became a full provincial minister of Public Works under Premier Peter Veniot, but resigned later that year after the government was defeated in an election where Hill did not win a seat.In 1929 and 1930, he was commissioner for the Saint John Harbour Board.He was first elected to Parliament at the Charlotte riding in the 1935 general election and re-elected there in 1940.
After completing his second term, the 19th Canadian Parliament, Hill did not seek further re-election and left federal office at the 1945 election.