Born in St Margaret’s, Northumberland, New Brunswick.
Was the Roman Catholic Bishop of Victoria between 1946-1962.
On the 1949 Victoria Voters list , occupation was bishop, living at 740 View Street.
James Michael Hill; October 12, 1899 – March 3, 1962) was a bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada and first president of St. Thomas College.
The son of James S. Hill and Margaret Parris Fitzpatrick, James M. Hill was born in Upper Bay du Vin, New Brunswick. His date of birth is shown in provincial government birth records as October 28, 1899, however, it is otherwise shown as October 12, 1899. His birth or baptismal name is recorded as James McDool Hill, however, other documents including the official record of death state James Michael Hill.
In the 1921 Census, 21 years, student, living at home with parents at Chatham, New Brunswick.
Loyalist Ancestor: James Bailey Williston, 1757-1833. N.B. https://uelac.ca/loyalist-directory/detail/?wpda_search_column_id=9147
Find a GRAVE: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/121306808/james-michael-hill

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