Gerald Irvine Hill (February 1, 1919 – February 22, 1997) was an insurance company executive and politician in

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. He represented Labrador South from 1962 to 1971 in the

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. The son of Captain Sidney and Sophie Hill, he was born in

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and was educated at

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and Acadia University. He joined Confederation Life in 1942; in 1961, he became manager for the Newfoundland division. He was elected to the Newfoundland assembly by acclamation in a 1962 by-election held following the death of George Sellars. He was reelected in 1962 and 1966 and served in the Newfoundland cabinet as a

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from 1968 to 1971. After he retired from Confederation Life in 1975, Hill continued to work as a self-employed insurance and business consultant. He died in 1997.

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1919 births 1997 deaths Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador MHAs {{Newfoundland-politician-stub