Hillhouse, James Abraham, 1789-1841
Dates
- Existence: 1789 - 1841
Biography
JAMES ABRAHAM HILLHOUSE is the son of the Hon. James Hillhouse of New Haven. He received a degree at Yale College in 1808. After this he engaged in business as a merchant in New York. His first publication was Percy’s Masque, a dramatic poem, which came out first in London, and was reprinted here in 1820.