James Michael Hill (also James McDool Hill; October 12, 1899 – March 3, 1962) was a bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada and first president of St. Thomas College.
Hill received his early education in Chatham and later attended St. Thomas College in the same town where he was an outstanding student.
[1] Upon returning to Chatham at age 24, Hill was appointed to the faculty of St. Thomas College where he served as teacher (1923-1927), acting rector (1927-1929), and rector-president (1929-1945).
St. Thomas College attained degree-granting status in 1934 while Hill was rector; as a result, the office of rector was superseded by the office of president and Hill became the college's first president.
[1] Hill received an honorary Doctor of Divinity degree from Université Laval in 1937.