HILLHOUSE, JAMES ABRAHAM
James Abraham Hillhouse, born in New Haven, September 26, 1789, died there January 5, 1841, son of Hon. James Hillhouse, was graduated from Yale in 1808. He came to New York and engaged in business as a merchant, but soon retired, and gave his time to literary pursuits.
Percy's Masque. A Drama in Five Acts, from the London edition. New York, 1820. 12mo.
It is doubtful if a London edition of this piece was published.
Hadad. A Dramatic Poem, by James A. Hillhouse, author of Percy's Masque and The Judgment. New York, 1825. 8vo, pp. 208.
Demetria. A Domestic Tragedy in Five Acts.
This was written in 1813, but was not published until 1839, when it was included in the author's Works, Bost. 1839. 2 vols.
HITCHCOCK, EDWARD
Edward Hitchcock, born in Deerfield, Mass., May 24, 1793, died in Amherst, Mass., February 27, 1864. In 1816 he became principal of the academy in Deerfield, where he remained for three years. He was ordained minister of the Congregational Church at Conway, Mass., in 1821. In 1825 he was appointed Professor of Chemistry and Natural History in Amherst College. He continued his connection with the college, having been appointed to the presidency with the professorship of Natural Theology and Geology, until his resignation in 1854. He was the author of numerous scientific and theological works. The tragedy mentioned below is his first and probably his only dramatic production. He died in 1864.
Emancipation of Europe; or, The Downfall of Buonaparte. A Tragedy. Greenfield, 1815. 16mo, pp. 108.
HODGKINSON, JOHN