Charles Edward Hill (September 27, 1881 – May 10, 1936) was an American professor of political science at George Washington University.
[1] When he was three years old, his family moved to a farm near Williams, Iowa where Hill spent his childhood.
[1] After graduating from the University of Michigan, Hill taught at the Kansas State Normal School from 1907 and 1913.
[4][3] He specialized in laws relating to narrow bodies of water, including channels, rivers, semi-inland seas, and straights.
[4][3][5] He also served as a special expert for the United States Tariff Commission from 1916 to 1917 and traveled abroad with Carnegie's party of professors.
[9] In 1936, he died at age 54 after a mastoid operation in Washington, D.C.[2][4][3] He was buried at Rock Creek Cemetery.