[2] He graduated from Laurinburg High School and studied at Trinity College from 1922 to 1924,[3] leaving once he passed the North Carolina State Bar examination.

[3] He served on the subcommittees that drafted the Local Government Act and the bill authorizing the state to assume responsibility over the construction and maintenance of county roads.

He also supported legislation for the Australian ballot, workers' compensation, consolidation of the University of North Carolina, and state benefits for the blind.

[6][7] In 1933 Governor John C. B. Ehringhaus appointed Gill head of the nascent North Carolina Paroles Commission, where he organized the body and developed its procedures.

Senator Frank Porter Graham convinced President Harry Truman to appoint Gill as Collector and Director of Internal Revenue in North Carolina.

When Hodges was succeeded by Terry Sanford, Gill reportedly attempted to approach the new governor in a similar manner, but was rebuffed to his embarrassment.

[15] In his later life Gill painted as a hobby and served on the board of trustees of the North Carolina State Art Society.