Philip Carteret Hill

Philip Carteret Hill (August 13, 1821 – September 15, 1894) was a Nova Scotia politician.

Born in Halifax, he was mayor of Halifax from 1861 to 1864 before entering provincial politics as a supporter of Canadian confederation in 1867 serving as Provincial Secretary in the Conservative cabinet of Hiram Blanchard but lost his seat in the fall 1867 election that defeated the government.

He again lost his seat in 1871 but returned in 1874 and served in the Liberal government of William Annand as provincial secretary.

Feelings against confederation had abated and Hill was well placed to put forward a compromise position that enabled him to succeed Annand as premier in 1875.

That, and the failure of the Annand and Hill governments to make progress on railway construction, led to the Liberal's defeat in the 1878 election after which Hill retired from politics.